Prefer a more sustainable and cheaper alternative? Then view our used pallets. Benefits of Wooden Pallet Collars Continue and repeat the process to join all your length pieces together and then add the other side when you have reached the length you want. Step 8 – Height Finish with a thorough watering to settle everything in and prime the seeds to sprout. If the weather is still cool or if you have lots of hungry pigeons around, cover the bed with horticultural fleece until the plants have found their feet and to keep seedlings snug should it turn cold again.

There are plenty of ways to make newer, safer pallet collars look aged and rustic without risking your health. So to make sure they’re safe, buy your pallet collars from a trusted source. All the pallet collars available from the Universal Pallets online shop are reconditioned, so you’re being environmentally friendly too.

These rustic looking pallet collars came directly from Universal Pallets for this beautiful Italian-style garden: With wooden pallet collars, any pallet edges that you are not using can easily be folded so that you save space and therefore costs during return transport or when they are put into storage. Wooden pallet collars provide good product protection and are ideal for stabilizing products on your pallets during transport and storage. Salad leaves like lettuce are a great place to start your growing journey. You don’t need a deep container for these because lettuce roots don’t extend down very far. Fill your pots with potting mix (most crops will happily grow in any multi-purpose bagged compost) and make a hole big enough for your lettuce plug. Push a lettuce plant out of its plug and firm it into the hole you’ve made. Finish with a good drink of water to settle it in. Lettuce is a is easily grown in containers You can learn more about pallet markings and what everything means in this really handy guide. The Full Pallet Wood Build You will then need to saw some pallet wood down to the correct size, my wood was already 1 metre long so I didn’t need to.

Cheaper alternative compared to building your own garden beds. No need to cut down and nail together timber like you normally would Then screw one side of this to the corner piece you just created. We have now set the width of our raised bed. Screw Width Board On Step 4 – Create Your Second Corner Piece You’re working with a limited budget and don’t want to spend money on materials for edging or raised beds.

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There are so many different ways to contain a no-dig garden. You really don’t need any sort of edging or raised bed at all, but if you want the convenience and functionality of containing your garden, you have many options available.

A way to make your own corrugated metal raised bed is to bolt two corrugated steel window wells together. They come in half-circles or half-rounded rectangles at big box stores. 9. DIY Galvanized Steel Raised Bed For instance strawberries grow really well in containers, and are less likely to get eaten by slugs than if they were planted in the ground. Most herbs can be grown in pots, and many vegetables too. Almost anything that holds potting mix can be used as a plant pot, but make sure it has good drainage holes in the bottom – drill some if it hasn’t. That’s really important, because excess moisture needs to drain away freely so that roots can stay healthy. Seeds are the cheapest way to get started growing vegetables Ceramic tile has the potential to be one of the prettiest and most affordable options for garden edging. Glazed and colored pieces can add a splash of color.Giving Your Pallet Collars a Long Life: Before setting them up, brush the pallet collars with a coat of your chosen natural oil. This treatment protects the wood from rot and extends its life, ensuring several seasons of use. Depending on your climate and the oil type, drying can take anywhere from a few hours to a full day.