DirtGently's Cedar planter #1 garden
Garden Type: Balcony | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Potting Mix | Established: 2010
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This is a cedar planter that I built, 36″×12″×12″, intended mainly for bulbs, on the front balcony.
DirtGently's Cedar planter #1 garden is an outdoor garden and is located in Montreal, Canada and currently contains 8 plants.
This is a Balcony garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 5a. It has mainly Potting Mix soil and receives Full Sun light.Plantings
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Moonflower 2013 Day 69
Ipomoea alba
Sown on 10 Mar 13
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Gaillardia 2013 Day 70
Gaillardia x grandiflora
Sown on 09 Mar 13
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Lily Day 371
Lilium
Purchased on 12 May 12
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Campanula rapunculus
Sown on 21 Mar 12 Surface sown.
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Campanula rotundifolia
Sown on 21 Mar 12 Surface sown
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Liatris spicata
Sown on 27 Mar 11 Sown in cool tray, cells D4 to 6, 3 seeds per c...
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Campanula rapunculus
Sown on 04 Jan 11 These seeds are tiny (the size of the dot on th...
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Tulipa humilis var. alba coerulea occulata
Sown on 28 Sep 10
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Comments
Getafix wrote:
That planter box is pretty cool…how did you make it? Did you have to line the insides with anything or is cedar pretty resistant to decay? What did you do for the base?
Posted on 03 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
DirtGently wrote:
Hey thanks! The bottom and each side of the planter is made of side-by-side pairs of 1×6 cedar planks cut to size and screwed into 2×2 cut to size cedar posts at each end and the middle of the pair. The sides and bottom were then screwed together vis the 2×2 posts. So, basically, a raised bed with a bottom.
I used the leftover lengths of 2×2 to make the feet.
It’s unlined, because I’m told that cedar is pretty rot-resistant, but I had also made a similar planter out of untreated pine and it’s been going strong for almost five years now with no signs of falling apart.
No drainage holes necessary, because there’s 1/8" gaps between planks.
I’m planning on building another one, this time with a built-in trellis, for the other side of the balcony next spring. Can’t wait!
Posted on 04 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
Getafix wrote:
Sounds good…i’m keen to do a few projects like this so i’m looking around for ideas and tips. I like your username as well…a Douglas Adams fan i’m guessing!?
Posted on 11 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
DirtGently wrote:
I am indeed a Douglas Adams fan, and an Asterix one as well! What projects are on the horizon for you? I just discovered Google SketchUp, which is making planning out future woodworking projects much easier than doing it with pencil and paper. I’ll post plans soon! The biggest thing I regret was cheaping out and not putting these planters on wheels! I think there’s around 60L of dirt in this one, which makes it pretty heavy to move around when wet.
Posted on 12 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
Getafix wrote:
I’m hoping to do some planter boxes along similar lines to yours, but the main project i’m trying to get my head around at the moment is to build a square raised garden bed but with some kind of bencg/seating on the top…i’m pretty new to this DIY stuff, so i might have to try some smaller projects first. Yes i’ve been using SketchUp a bit as well, but so far only for a basic layout of my garden/driveway etc, but it’s pretty cool and i plan to use it for more stuff eventually
Posted on 15 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
DirtGently wrote:
If you do end up using SketchUp for your raised bed / bench combo, please do post your plans. This is something I’d like to also do on my space-limited balcony. I’ve seen a number of plans that suggest just capping off the basic planter / raised bed with 2×4s, but judging from how wobbly my planters seem when I drag them around, I’m not entirely convinced that any added benches would stand up to a lot of abuse. And I don’t want my beginning DIY skills to result in any mishaps :) Here’s how my next planter will look, this time with casters! I’m also contemplating including supports for a twine trellis that will stand ~ 8 feet tall. Theoretically, there will be matching supports in the planter opposite it on the other side of the balcony so I can string some twine netting across the balcony to create some much-needed shade. What do you think … too much?
Posted on 19 Oct 10 (over 2 years ago)
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