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Styrofoam grape boxes make great nursery planters. They are a convenient size for carrying, are strong for their weight, and they last a long time. They come with ventilation holes, which serve as drainage holes for garden use -- and they are free!
The boxes come with lids, so from each box you get one deep tray and one shallow tray. I prefer the shallow lids for raising sprouts, such as sunflower seed sprouts and wheat grass. The deeper bottoms can be used for sprouting also, but I use them mostly for holding seedlings in cups of soil.
By hanging things up in the air, you avoid problems from rats, snails, slugs, and ground-crawling insects.
To hang the boxes I use galvanized iron wire and "S" hooks bent out of 1/4 inch rebar.
CPVC pipe goes through some of the vent holes, providing attachment points for the ends of the four wires that hold the planter.
The boxes come with lids, so from each box you get one deep tray and one shallow tray. I prefer the shallow lids for raising sprouts, such as sunflower seed sprouts and wheat grass. The deeper bottoms can be used for sprouting also, but I use them mostly for holding seedlings in cups of soil.
By hanging things up in the air, you avoid problems from rats, snails, slugs, and ground-crawling insects.
To hang the boxes I use galvanized iron wire and "S" hooks bent out of 1/4 inch rebar.
CPVC pipe goes through some of the vent holes, providing attachment points for the ends of the four wires that hold the planter.
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TOOLS: Saw, knife, file. You may also find a pair of pliers to be useful.
MATERIALS: Styrofoam grape box, 1/2 inch CPVC pipe, 1/2 inch PVC pipe, wire.
MATERIALS: Styrofoam grape box, 1/2 inch CPVC pipe, 1/2 inch PVC pipe, wire.
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