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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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  • will be making one like this. thanks for sharing

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  • Cute idea my kids will love to try!

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  • cant wait to make a planter box veggie patch with my children

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  • I also love the rustic look of this box. My dad will have his fences at home replaced soon, so I will pick up a few palings and ask him to make up a couple of boxes for me. Herbs would look great growing in these, as would lettuces.

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  • I love the rustic look of this box and it’s great because you can move it around as required.

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  • I want to start a veggie patch at home. yum

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  • Excellent idea a great expression.

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  • Excellent project. I want to make one (lots) of these for me!

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  • this is a great idea and so handy

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  • Good idea thanks for sharing

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  • thanks for sharing

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  • Box made up and ready for some seeds, thanks for this great idea.

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  • I just can’t grow seedlings from seeds for some reason. 🙁

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  • I love lots of little boxes for growing things, great idea.

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  • Nothing like re-purposing, simple plant box and so effective.

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  • What a cute, thrifty idea, the kids will love it 🙂

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  • awesome idea, thanks for sharing

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  • thanks I have made this and it was so easy

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  • What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  • the humble box has so many uses!

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