Weekend Projection No 2: Raised Deck Garden Nether $100

We convey a bonus projection persuasion this weekend that I'm thrilled to part amongst y'all today!  The maker of the adorable family tree project nosotros posted virtually this past times summer,  Erika (daughter to 1 of our readers Melissa of Darby's & Pumpkin's Daily blog), is dorsum this fourth dimension inward the cast of a clever raised deck garden (all nether $100)!   Here are the instructions inward Erika's words.  (Thank y'all hence much Erika)!

First, the argue I started this projection was because all of the raised planter beds I was looking at online as well as inward stores were insanely expensive as well as didn't seem to offering all that much infinite for growing. I've also been all over Pinterest looking for a projection similar this to piece of job as well as haven't been able to uncovering anything that wasn't going to terms an arm as well as a leg. My hubby as well as I alive inward a town dwelling trouble solid as well as though nosotros convey a yard, the alone house amongst plenty Sun during the twenty-four lx minutes current is our deck. I wanted a planter big plenty for salad greens as well as a few other veggies but I didn't desire to pass hundreds. Our garden is virtually ix inches deep as well as virtually 2.75ft x 6.75ft. That is simply nether 21 sq. ft. of planting space.

Here is our projection list:

1 Old Door (yes, a door. If y'all don't convey 1 laying approximately 1 tin transportation away live bought from the hardware store)
1 2x10x8 of pressure level treated forest (cut at the hardware shop to friction match 1 long length of your door)
1 2x10x12 of pressure level treated forest (cut to a 2nd long length as well as ii curt lengths of the door)
2 saw horses of your pick (ours were foldable metallic as well as $17)
2 packs of L brackets (8 total, small-scale size)
1 box of decking screws (3in long)
1 gyre 2mil thick plastic painters sheeting
10.5 cubic feet of potting set down

Seed of your choice!
Total Cost: $100!!! including the dirt. H5N1 fleck to a greater extent than if y'all don't already convey an onetime door.

It took us virtually xl min to lay the box together. We friction match the forest approximately the exterior of the door as well as screwed it. We as well as hence secured the within of the box amongst the eight L brackets. Set upwards our ii saw horses exterior on the deck as well as placed the box on top. We did conduct to draw our box amongst plastic sheeting. This measuring was to help forbid the H2O from eventually rotting the door. We figured nosotros could also convey painted the within amongst roofers tar. For our H2O drainage hole, nosotros left the concur opened upwards where the door machinery would ordinarily become as well as covered it amongst a fine mesh as well as removed the plastic inward this area.

Update:  Thanks to your comments, yep to a greater extent than holes tin transportation away live drilled for drainage every bit good every bit lining the planters from the wood.

We alone convey a few peas growing at this point, but can't hold back to come across a whole garden come upwards May when most everything is supposed to live create to harvest!