There is a tiny strip of wall between our apartment and our neighbor's yard that I've been itching to make containers for. The strip is so thin that purchasing containers is near impossible so the day finally came when I sat down and made my own.
Redwood planks can be quite pricy so I went through a tiny bit of extra work to keep my total costs down. Instead of purchasing finished redwood planks I instead bought redwood FENCING boards.
For whatever reason redwood fencing boards are super cheap...like $3 a board. The only problem is the top is curved, so I simply cut the top off and made myself a nice board.
I then measured out the sizes and with some glue and galvanized screws put the two boxes together with very basic joints and voila! Custom sized redwood planters!
You will find that the planters will last much longer if you coat the inside with evaporative cooler coating, which is more or less asphalt. Two careful coats should do. If you're concerned about toxicity, bear in mind that the first recorded use of asphalt was in the seventh century BC. If it was bad stuff, nothing would grow well by the sides of the roads, or, all the gophers living there would have two heads and nine eyes. This trick works well on poles that have to go into the ground. Just make sure the end grain is completely filled.
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