Last January my Dad and I set about making some large planters out of some of the pallets that get stacked below the flat.
I wanted one large planter for my potatoes and a couple of smaller ones for what turned out to be a very complicated looking runner bean arch.
They turned out a great success, but they were much harder to make than I originally thought. Looking at pallets you may think that they are just thrown together and will be a doddle to pull apart as I did. I was mistaken.
It took crowbars, electric saws, and hammers and of course my Dad's brute strength, as mine wasn’t quite up to it. But they were well worth it. I nailed in some thick plastic lining, with few added drainage holes and they were ready to plant up and looking fantastic.
These planters started me thinking about what else I could make for the garden.
I had been spending a rather unhealthy amount of time engrossed in the world of wormeries and didn’t really want something that looked like a dustbin up on the roof. So after a lot more research and drawing of plans I settled on drilling some large holes into one of Rich’s large wooden toolboxes. BRILLIANT!
I couldn’t have used the pallets as they would have been chemically treated to stop them rotting and worms are very sensitive.
I’ve carried on the recycling theme on the roof, I’ve got strawberry’s in wine boxes, Gladioli in tin watering cans and Rich made me an amazing cold frame out of next door's window and an old gate.
I must let you know that 8 months on, my tiger worms are very happy and making compost like the best of them.
Happy Gardening!
