2023 Brings New Ideas for a Quickie Garden When I saw the piled boxes, I inquired at the local lumber store. Yes, I could purchase them for $15 each. Each had been used as a shipping container for metal roofing and each came with a lid. They were constructed like pallets with screw-nails.
After getting 4 delivered, along with some extra unwanted lids, we washed them, the Paul sprayed them (outside only) with wood stain. He also cut a sheet of plywood to fit in the bottom of each, drilling them with holes for drainage.
I purchased some black, 6 mil "farm" plastic sheeting and we covered the insides of each box, stapling in place.
Next came soil, peat moss, planting compost. I think next year I will put some dead branches and/or logs in the bottom before the soil. The small root varieties of vegetables (lettuce, spinach, radish, etc) do not require as much depth.
