making containers

Nothing wrong with being careful Dave, after all, wasn't that long ago that folk thought Lead was a good thing to put in food

My dining table is made from pallet wood & i'm alright

 

Well.... ok

 

Has anyone ever tried growing vegetables on those large flexi tub buckets? I've got a large 40l one left over from plastering my spare bedroom. It looks big enough but I wonder if it would be too flexible to grow anything in it particularly potatoes.

 

I've grown spuds in one of those before @Jungle Jane ,once weighted with the soil there wasn't a problem

 

Interesting. I've toyed with the idea of growing them in guttering or raised boxes along the side of my greenhouse. I wonder if there is a reason why everyone else isn't doing it though.

So there are two pipes there then? I imagine digging over the soil would be very difficult. Have you thought about making one of these instead? Or using a pallet, I image watering must be a pain through....

 

Hey guys

WHat do you think this would be like? Any good? https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbu...uk_product_newsletter&pk_kwd=2014-02-21_16-13

Only thing is in my garden it would have to sit on grass or stone chip - could I put some type of fabric or something for the soil to sit on top of so it's not sitting on the grass/stone chip?

 

hmmm it's not very deep though, 15cm

 

Could you somehow attach the two together so you could stack one on top of the other to make it deeper?

 

I do it I used decking boards and as long as you keep an eye on the watering they grow fine...it's ideal to keep the chooks off.. i've tried 'towers' but not had much success ...i never get the watering right

 

I was wondering this. But as they slot together I'm not sure how sturdy it would be

 

Shouldn't be too difficult to screw the bits in place and then attach to the bottom. I guess it depends on how thick the wood is as to how sturdy it is.