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Planter boxes from a pallet

Hi All,

I’m excited about joining this workshop.

I have 3 abandoned pallets which I want to convert into planter boxes. I’ve no idea how to start.

I plan them to be about 900mm long by 450mm wide and 600mm high. I’m also conscious that once filled, they can bulge with soil pressure sideways. Some advice on cross ties would be helpful.

Kind Regards,

Lester

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BIM_Engineer

Lol everyone seems to have free pallets
If you are concerned with structural integrity
Then I suggest you use Treated Pine Frame
BTW if it's going to be placed onto a balcony or raised deck then you might want to read this

Check your Balconies & Raised Decks a timely reminder

Jason

Great to have you onboard @lcantem. We're excited that you could join us and trust that you will receive lots of great advice and inspiration for this project and many others to come from our community members.

We have lots of very keen pallet wood recyclers in the community, including @Yorky88, @LePallet, @Jamespeter100, @ProjectPete and @woodalwaysworks. I'm sure they will be happy to give you a hand with this terrific planter box project.

Jason

LePallet

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4150#Comment_4150

Hi there
Can’t wait to see what you come up with. I have made a few planter boxes at that size but there a a lot of different ways you can build this. Being the size you what, you will have to take into consideration the amount of soil you are putting in, the weight of the finish product so you may want to put some coaster wheels on there for easy moving, and the structural side of things so by timber brace screwed in the middle from the inside side to side and you put one in the middle and maybe 100mm from top so you don’t see it and the soil will go around it.
I also had a timber post in each corner, then screw the pallets from
there. You may need a few good pallets for the total coverage and good luck finding the straight ones.

Here are a couple of pics of mine, all the best

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64226#Comment_64226

Hi @LePallet,

Many thanks for the advice. I'm sure @lcantem appreciates your help.

Unfortunately we didn't get your photos. Could you please try sharing them again?

Thanks,

Jason

Sporky

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94710#Comment_94710

Hi Lester,

My husband made me a garden bed from fence palings, which is a simple design. He has a couple of pallets that he's pulling apart and the plan is to make similar garden beds from them 🙂

I can't wait to see your progress 🙂

lcantem

Re-cycled pallet converted into a planter box Pallet Pallet

Nails removed

Lined with recycled Laserlite.jpeg

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4286#Comment_4286

Fantastic work @lcantem. Many thanks for sharing.

I've moved your new post to your original discussion so that @Sporky, @LePallet and other community members can more easily see what you came up with.

Thanks again,

Jason

LePallet

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4286#Comment_4286

Great stuff @lcantem you have to be happy with that

lcantem

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64288#Comment_64288

Cheers all. Now in the process of staining but the advice has been that stain will poison the plants/herbs. 🙁 Any advice?

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94762#Comment_94762

Hi @lcantem,

As per this project (see Step 22) I would think you could line the box with corflute or black plastic.

Hope that helps.

Jason

Rick64

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113839#Comment_113839

or you can buy a water based stain these days, or just used some burnt or dark umber tint that they will sell you at your hardware store. You will only need a tiny bit.

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4286#Comment_4286

Hi I'm curious about the laserlite. Does it stop chemical leeching from the wood?

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/124581#Comment_124581

Thanks for joining in the discussion @Rick64 and sharing some advice. It's great to have you join the community. I look forward to reading about your projects and plans.

Welcome,

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64338#Comment_64338

@eb

I have tagged Workshop member @lcantem for you so they are notified about your laserlite question. Hopefully they can answer you soon.

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to the Workshop community. Feel free to post anytime you need a hand with a project or have something new to share. You can also contact me if you need help getting the most from the site, or have any feedback about how we can make Workshop more useful to you.

Thanks,

Jason

bradjsmith

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94762#Comment_94762

Never use Pallets as garden beds or fire wood. Often they have been used 100- 1000 times to carry toxic chemicals. I know people that have been hospitalised from this...

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113864#Comment_113864

Thanks for your input @bradjsmith.

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to the Workshop community. It's great to have you join us. We look forward to reading about your projects and plans. Feel free to post whenever you have a new project to share or need a hand with anything.

Jason

Ads

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4149#Comment_4149

I’ve noticed that more & more people are using H3/H4 or similar varieties of treated pine timber around herb gardens and veggie patches.

Is there any risk of contamination of soil and edibles from the chemical used to treat & preserve the wood?

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64378#Comment_64378

Thanks for joining in the discussion @Ads. I'm sure there will be Workshop members keen to discuss this topic and share their opinions and experience.

Let me also extend a very warm welcome to the community. We're happy you could join us. Please post anytime you need a hand or have a new project to share.

Jason

greygardener

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64378#Comment_64378

There's a lot of debate about the risk of contamination. A lot of people use builders plastic to line the inside of the beds as a precaution.

You might find these articles interesting

https://www.growveg.com.au/guides/treating-wood-for-vegetable-gardens/

https://www.selfsufficientme.com/health/is-using-treated-wood-safe-for-growing-vegetables-fruit

https://laidbackgardener.blog/2017/06/25/is-treated-wood-safe-in-the-vegetable-garden/

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/vegie-garden-timber/9431242

Theres also debate on this forum

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2651347

Sporky

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94813#Comment_94813

Personally, I don't think the risk of contamination is that high if you are lining it with builders plastic. I think there would have been an issue years ago, but now? not so much. But then again, I am not an expert, just someone who wants cheap and easy garden beds.

Pompomz

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/4286#Comment_4286

Love what you done with your pallets. Brilliant idea.. been thinking where do I start.. you've inspired me to do just that.. thanks for getting me started.. great achievement..

MitchellMc

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Pompomz. It's great to have you join us and many thanks for jumping into the conversation.

I trust @lcantem will appreciate your kind words about their project.

I'd encourage you to start your own discussion if you need assistance with your project or would like to share it with the community. If you need to source some free pallets many of our stores conveniently locate them for customers like yourself to collect. I get my pallets from my local Bunnings and they always have them stacked up and ready to go.

We look forward to seeing your project come together and please let us know if you need assistance with it.

Mitchell

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