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A great way to make a plant box and grow sweet peas


Material

  • 1 pack of sweet peas
  • 1 bag of soil
  • 1 old wooden box
  • 1 drill
  • 1 bag of rocks
  • 1 pot varnish
  • 1 skewer

Method

  1. drill holes in the bottom of your box for drainage
  2. paint the box with varnish to seal it from water and rain
  3. fill with rocks for drainage
  4. add soil
  5. skewer holes for your seeds
  6. drop in the seeds and recover with soil
  7. water
  8. watch grow



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    • 13 Feb 2014
      6:45 pm

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  • oh this will be beautiful once they flower, and smell yum!

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  • What a great idea Thankyou

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  • i need these in my back yard!

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  • i’m doing this for coriander 🙂

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  • great project idea my kids would love it

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  • Great plant box will make this


    • yes cheap , easy and even could be made from recyclable stuff.

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  • I have old drawers in the shed I was going to throw & now I don’t have to! Great idea, thanks!

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  • Love this. Thank you for sharing

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  • My son always help me with the harden, this would be perfect for him, his own little garden box! 🙂

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  • My son made me a herb planter to sit on my window sill. Just like Jamie Oliver has. When I cook, I just have to lean out the window and pick my herbs.

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  • Such a cute idea and great for littlies!

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  • Good project for the kids to enjoy.

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  • oh i thought that this was how to make the box planter lol. It looks good though and you have planted lovely things. Great project to do with the kids

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  • A great idea for the kids.

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  • I want to make my own herb garden in a box and so glad I came across this article! Given me lots of great ideas. Thanks for sharing!

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  • I would love to make one with and for my son. I would love to be able to grow some vegetables to save a little money. I think it also a great way for my son to learn about plants and how they grow. Thank you for sharing.

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  • What a lovely Idea .. thank you for sharing

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  • Good idea, going to show my dad who has limited garden space available.

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  • i wonder if it will work for other things, carrots, strawberries etc

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  • SO simple and looks great!

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