Sunday, August 2, 2020

Garden Crate

It is good to see the finished product after struggling to complete it for the last two weeks. 


We had a futon which was extensively used for more than a decade and then discarded and not in use for the last few years. As the wood was of good quality we decided to use it to make a garden crate 


After putting it together we used a shower curtain (again discarded) to line it. I had to use a plastic sheet inside, as a shower curtain is not exactly water proof material. The idea was to see that the crate lasted as long as possible. For the water to drain, we drilled two holes and inserted small pipes 



On the inside we made it snug fit with the plastic so that water and mud won't come in contact with the wood. 


So the futon which was in use in the garden for so many years has come back to the garden in a different form 


Maybe I will start off with some lemon trees in the crate 


The rectangular pot seen in the second picture is used for sowing wheat. Within a week the wheat grass blades are the right size for extracting the wheat grass juice. The medicinal properties of this juice is multifold. 



  

41 comments:

  1. A delight post of the wonderful reuse of these resources, Joe.

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  2. Who knew a garden crate could be so priceless?

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  3. Great way to repurpose some old furniture.

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  4. Amazingly creative. Which I am not and I greatly admire in others.

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  5. Well done on the crate! :-)

    Greetings from London.

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  6. Wow.... what an idea - Betsy Denzil

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  7. I love your blog
    from Miami a kiss for you

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  8. Good show Joe. Creative recycling - Jaishankar

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  9. What a great idea Joe! Well done - Aiman Wordsworth

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  10. A good example of how we can reuse many things that we often discard.

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  11. what a fantastic idea - yes citrus trees would look beautiful in your new garden crate. Interesting about wheat grass, not something we do in the UK unless you can get to a fancy juice bar to drink some, although I do have a very under-utilised juicer!

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  12. Good idea ๐Ÿ‘ Joe.We all want to preserve the old material as a memory. But you have done it in different way. Nice...regards

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  13. It looks good, and you are clever to accomplish this.

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  14. What a wonderful thing to do. Wishing you a grand time growing plants.

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  15. Nice job of repurposing furniture for a green use!

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  16. Great work .Well it will certainly inspiration for me and others.all sources used are practical and you will get few years out of this master piece.cheers

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  17. I love to see things being repurposed. Good luck with your plantings.

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  18. Very good project. I liked how you made the plastic fit so well around the wooden crate and the holes were so snug. - Sindhu George

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  19. Lovely.... what a delight to watch things being recycled in such a way. +1 - Nooreen

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  20. Hi - great to see full use of things that aren't functionable in their original state - and to see what you've made of it. Lemon tree sounds good ... but the wheatgrass makes brilliant sense ... enjoy the healthy way of life - Hilary

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  21. I think you are brilliant. Great idea to recycle items and find a different use for them.

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  22. Wow Joe, great job, hats off to you - Susan George

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  23. Dear Haddock,
    That is a perfect recycling of something that still has lots of life in it.
    Job well done!
    Hope the lemon trees love growing inside of this crate.
    When I saw your comment, and found out you live in Pune.
    My husband and I worked in Pune so we know your place.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  24. What an excellent way to reuse a piece of furniture no longer in use Haddock, although I have to say it did look pretty comfortable as a settee ๐Ÿ˜‰ Looking forward to seeing what you plant in your splendid new planter box ๐Ÿ‹

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  25. Creativity put to excellent use. Amazing. Unfortunately am not a green thumb kind of person. I can't seem to grow plants. Wish I was, then I'd make me a flower garden. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’• I love this post. Have a great day. God bless you and your family.

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  26. What a wonderful idea to reuse the futon. It looks beautiful!

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  27. Wow.... very creative ! You are full of ideas specially reuse of old useless and discarded stuff . . fantastic work friend - Ramesh Bajpayee

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  28. lovely garden crate.....look so sweet....

    Have a wonderful day

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  29. What a cool use for repurposed items! It looks like you've got quite the garden.

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  32. this is the good idea to refurnish old thing for green.

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