Garden Storage Containers

I went to Home Depot and bought a very large storage container plastic with the idea of transforming it into a garden bed. We drain holes the size of a dime in the bottom of the container. Then we put a bucket of landscaping rocks in the background so that the custom of soil plugging holes. From there I was going to fill it with good soil and start planting vegetables in startup.

Does that sound like it would work well? I do not want to buy wood and try to build one myself. Quote of the container would be too much work and I am very hopefull that this will work.

This is a fantastic idea and yes it will work fine. If you have the container in direct sunlight sure to keep an eye on how quickly the soil dries. The container will help keep the soil warm and if it is black, it will really hold heat which can help grow vegetables, but again as dry land much more quickly if you can add a little mulch the plants are a few inches high to retain moisture. I personally found the container gardening much easier on the back and grew more vegetables in less space has been a real bonus.

I think it would work well acutally because I also started planting in a container storage closet. I like this style of container because it works like a mini-greenhouse and 48 hours, I had the cabbage!. It is important to remember to have water at hand, I hold ten gallons of water on a cart with wheels on standby. It is much easier than walking across the house to get water and municipal water is not ideal for your soil. common water treatment to kill bacteria in the soil which is essential to the survival of plants, so I let the water stand for at least overnight. The other advantage that the water is at room temperature and it will not shock the roots because they are little baby.

I got lucky very well with the exact approach. When I was renting and reluctant to dig a large space in the back yard, I bought Big Black Rubbermaid tubs and drilled holes in the side (about 4 inches from the bottom). I put inverted 4 "plastic pots on the bottom and placed above the ground. I also had a piece of 1 1 / 2" PVC pipe sticking from the ground where I could water .
I was imitating the Earth "box" design (which are a bit expensive). It worked very well for cucumbers and tomatoes, since I am able to move in and out of housing when the weather was cold.

I have seen raised beds in many different containers and they all seem to survive quite well as long as there is adequate drainage, and you seem to have covered that! One of my family did own from wood (must be untreated wood of course). old water tanks, laundry tubs, washing machine bowls, bathtubs agricultural machinery etc. all excellent garden beds. This type of garden is especially good for people with disabilities who can not bend easily.

It should work fine for growing plants, but if the tank is not designed for outdoor use (such as plastic deck boxes are), it may break down in sunlight thereafter. Make sure it is seated on the floor by putting pieces of wood or other below, it will flow better.

I do not know, I think it would work, but they can not live very long! when I was in 5th grade we did exactly the same thing but we didn't water it every day of the dead parent to one and see how it works

Sure it will work, but you'll be limited on the amount of vegies you can put inside.

I am more and more potatoes in three storage containers. yum

It can work very well, I never thought about doing it that way! Good luck and may your garden grow, grow!