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By Gymgirl | Build a simple "Planter Pallet" out of free, recycled, or reclaimed materials, to keep tree roots from invading your potted plants. The pallet also helps your containers drain better, because they aren't sitting flush on the surface! These are great for patio containers, and may be cut into various shapes to suit your fancy! [View the item] |
Name: Gene Staver Portage WI 53901 (Zone 5a)            gasrocks Jun 28, 2016 1:41 PM CST |
| I'm having trouble following you. Need more pix of the final products possible. Gene |
Name: Kathy Arkansas (Zone 8b) "Pets should not be a whim"         Kathy547 Jun 28, 2016 5:12 PM CST |
| We have tons of bread trays that I turn over to set plants on so that the water drains off. However, they are large so using inside is not feasible. Something small like this project might work. "Don't breed or buy while animals in shelters die." "A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal..." Proverbs 12:10 *READ MY BLOG* |
Name: Linda SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a) "Godspeed, & Good Harvest!"            Gymgirl Jun 28, 2016 8:24 PM CST |
| Gene, Sorry, I don't have more pics available right this minute. Basically you're setting the pickets side by side to make the top of the pallet. Select the pieces you want, that look the best. That's what you'll see from the top. All done? Now, turn the pickets over to the other side. Cut the 2x2 pieces into lengths that match the width of your pallet. Lay them on the back side, across the pickets. Nail or screw them in, two or three nails/screws per each picket. Now, flip it back over. The pickets you selected will be on top. The "feet" will be on the bottom, holding the pickets in place, and keeping the pallet off the ground or other surface. Visualize a section of a picket fence. The smooth side is the top of your pallet. The back side held together with the cross pieces is the bottom of your pallet.  My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone ** |
Name: Linda SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a) "Godspeed, & Good Harvest!" Gymgirl Jun 28, 2016 8:25 PM CST |
Look closely at the picture I posted. Blow it up. You can see two lines of screws on either side of the middle planter. That's where the 2x2s are on the bottom...  Notice there is no line down the middle of the middle planter. I spaced my "feet" too far apart, and that middle planter eventually fell through. Should've put a 2x2 under that one. My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone ** |
Name: christine Westland, Mi (Zone 5b)  cward10134 Jul 2, 2016 5:49 AM CST |
| My husbands is screwing some wheels onto mine for easier moving. I think my bottom boards are a little thicker. |
Name: Linda SE Houston, Tx. (Hobby) (Zone 9a) "Godspeed, & Good Harvest!" Gymgirl Jul 2, 2016 11:43 PM CST |
Nice touch with the wheels!  My Blog: Fall/Winter 2011 Veggie Garden My Cubits: Bucket Gardening! **Beginner Vegetable Growers **Growing Veggies By Zone ** |
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