Metal raised garden bed from mk library.
Corrugated metal planter boxes diy.
One of the many other galvanized planter ideas that you can find in this list.
Also make sure all the screws you choose are rated for use with treated lumber.
Corrugated metal planter box when we first moved into our home twelve years ago i created a large fenced area for our veggie garden 100 x 50 and built raised beds out of 12 boards and 4 x4 corner posts for veggies and flowers.
You might think about which soil amendments if any you d like to add and plan out which plants will be best in the same box.
10 4 x 2 s of pressure treated lumber.
May 22 2019 explore misscindylou s board corrugated metal planters on pinterest.
Even pressure treated wood doesn t last forever though and by this spring the beds were all but falling apart.
Take the help of this tutorial to replicate this idea.
Step 5 place sheet metal inside the diy planter container.
24 x 12 ft sheet of corrugated metal or whatever size you want.
Diy metal trough planter.
The bottom of the box will need to be covered with either flat sheet metal or with corrugated steel roof panel.
Counter sinking drill bit.
This size cost us 22 dollars.
There are also a lot of tips included on how to set up an irrigation system.
Our metal is 30 gauge.
How to fill your garden box.
When looking at gauges of metal remember that a higher number means thinner material.
After you build a raised bed you should ideally wait a day or two before planting seeds.
Create a very durable raised bed for your garden using corrugated metal redwood and some basic hardware.
If you d rather not fill the entire garden bed with soil some people like to put recyclable items at the bottom of their garden box first.
Home centers typically carry light gauge corrugated metal which is fine for this metal raised garden beds project as long as you reinforce it with plywood.
Diy farmhouse corrugated metal fence planter box build.
Instead of using all wood this free raised planter box uses corrugated metal for the sides.
1 box of decking screws at least 2 5 or 3 20 comes with it s own star bit 1 box self tapping metal screws 1 5 we used these and they worked great for us.