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Allotment planters

Rebecca_smithsonRebecca_smithson Posts: 6
in Fruit & veg
Hello everybody. I am wanting to create some planters for fruit and vegetables in my garden. Would this be an appropriate wood to make the planters? It is pressure treated. If not can anyone advise something different to use?!

Thanks in advance!

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    We used decking boards for one trough as they are robust.
     They sound fine ( just asked the hubby who builds all my stuff😁) just be sure to put battens every so often, not just in the corners, as soil is heavy. The other tip is to line the wood with plastic ( old compost bags or thick black bags) to protect the wood from moisture. Show us a picture when you are done.😁
  • Rebecca_smithsonRebecca_smithson Posts: 6
    Thanks for that!! We were unsure as we have seen loads making them with sleepers. Which we would love to do. But they are a lot of money and we plan to make a few individual planters. Out of interest what did you fill your planters with, a mix of top soil / compost? Any manure? 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    That depends on what you are planting. Root crops a mix of soil and compost, no manure as too rich a soil will cause forking in carrots  Potatoes like it rich, so a third of each including manure .
    Flower beds mix like root crops, but feed on top over winter to boost spring growth.
    Half my produce is in raised beds  and the rest in garden tubs, so any combination can work.😁
  • Rebecca_smithsonRebecca_smithson Posts: 6
    Thank you!! 😁
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    👍😁
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    I put some angle irons into the ground at 4 foot apart and infilled scaffolding boards cut to size and filled with top soil and manure.

    Works a treat as the veg have clean soil and a depth to root into.
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Much more economical in the long run are concrete 'boards' 6ft x 1ft, again using angle iron supports as NewBoy2 says, in preference to timber of any sort that will rot one day and give you a fine old mess to clear up when replacing.
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