Any suggestions for half-filling very tall raised planter?
Hi all,
I'm planning some very tall raised planters in my garden, similar to the one pictured below. They'll be an L shape, 3m long on one side and 2m on the other, 45cm deep and 80cm high. But know I won't be able to fill all of that with soil because it'll be a) too expensive and b) too heavy. Does anyone have suggestions for how to fill the bottom with something lightweight and cheap (and suitable)?
I was thinking maybe ecobricks (plastic bottles filled with plastic waste)? But I can't imagine finding that much waste and the time it'd take to create so many ecobricks. So I think that's out. Any other suggestions?
The other option would be to create a raised bottom within the bed but again I'm worried about making it strong enough for all that weight.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance :-)
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rachelmidlands
4 years agoBeer crates! Or any kind of crates but the bottle crates are really strong and stackable and more to the point have holes for drainage. Not sure how readily available they are in UK but whenever we take a trip across the channel we bring some beers back from Belgium or Germany and pay a few extra euros deposit on the crate. Should take them back but always forget so now we’ve got a stack of them in the garden. Very useful tho, I’ve used them as a workbench:). I’ve used polystyrene packaging for filling pots before as well and it’s quite effective. Depending what you’re making it from I don’t see no reason why you couldn’t use rocks or gravel (look on gumtree, freecycle etc.) as well. If it’s scaffold boards use some thick posts on the inside corners to screw into and as an added measure some galvanized steel corner braces on the outside. Line the inside with some heavy duty plastic to stop wood from rotting.
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