http://tipnut.com/how-to-build-a-raised-garden-bed-cheap/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://tipnut.com/how-to-build-a-raised-garden-bed-cheap/#comment-64762 ds in east Texas Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:39:58 +0000 http://tipnut.com/how-to-build-a-raised-garden-bed-cheap/#comment-64762 another idea along these lines, using a file cabinet or lateral file. Take out the drawers, spray paint the exterior if needed; flip the drawerless unit so the empty openings face up; drill some drainage holes into the "floor"; (if needed, attach walls inside for each opening to hold the soil in place (this would be the most "labor intensive" part)), and then fill with soil, plants/flowers/vegs and enjoy. Result: a raised planter. AND, you could use the drawers themselves as portable raised bed planters (seal up any potential leak areas with caulk), drill a drainage hole. Shop the thrift stores. another idea along these lines, using a file cabinet or lateral file. Take out the drawers, spray paint the exterior if needed; flip the drawerless unit so the empty openings face up; drill some drainage holes into the “floor”; (if needed, attach walls inside for each opening to hold the soil in place (this would be the most “labor intensive” part)), and then fill with soil, plants/flowers/vegs and enjoy. Result: a raised planter. AND, you could use the drawers themselves as portable raised bed planters (seal up any potential leak areas with caulk), drill a drainage hole. Shop the thrift stores.

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