Well, I made these yonks ago, but never got around to blogging about them.They're old pallets. I just ripped them apart and screwed/nailed them back together in a different way. Simple enough.
Having said that, I couldn't find my crowbar, so had to use the claw hammer. A crowbar would definitely have been easier.
They were supposed to look weathered and rustic, which they do. (Cheap?!)
If I were to do it again, I would probably line them with plastic sheeting so that they're not so free draining. The problem with their current site is that, although they're outside, they don't seem to get rained on because they're just sheltered by the patio roof (unless it's raining and very windy in their direction!). The plants have suffered a bit from lack of water while we've been away. That is to say, the sweet peas very nearly died altogether, and the tomatoes weren't happy with our disappearance.
Hey ho, it's all a learning curve.
If you're wondering, both the tomatoes and the sweet peas are 'trained' up a piece of string which hangs vertically (gravity to thank for that...) from a horizontal piece of galvanised wire that runs between the pillars either side of the box. (You can see one pillar in the shot). The wire is probably about five or six foot from the box.
The bits of wood that fell apart during the ripping-apart process are very useful as kindling for the log fire.
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