My cousin did this but he put wheels on the bottom so he could move the garden around and built graduated tiers , 4 buckets to each of the 3 tiers. Worked really well
This is my favorite of the different styles of raised bucket frames I have seen! The only change I will make is to have two short ones instead of one long one. With the shade from trees, I can put each one where it will get the most sun and I couldn’t do that with a long one! This will definitely be easier on my 71 year old back and knees. Thank you! PS AND I can grow all the things the wild rabbits like to snack on but they won’t be able to anymore!! 👌👏
The 5 and 7.5 gal plastic bucket is perhaps one of the best inventions every, especially for the gardener. My wife's herb garden is totally made of 5gal buckets and 60gal food grade barrels (cut the top & bottom out and cut it into 3 big rings). Also, we get 3.5 gal square buckets from Sam's Club bakery (icing buckets) that also work fantastic! A tip to save money on material, 4x4 are crazy expensive now days so we use treated landscape timbers in place of them.
I've got one of these and It's wonderful. I will say, that for the plants that are more THIRSTY than others: put your holes about 4 inches from the base on the SIDES - rather than placing the drainage holes at the bottom. You can also place trays/troughs of plants BELOW the buckets to water them and provide shade as well (lettuce/beets/herbs).
Been using buckets for several years now. We get them for no charge from the bakery of any grocery/big box store. Also, empty and move them into the garage over the winter months. Haven't noticed any signs of breakdown yet. Thanks for a great idea on making them more pleasing to the eye.
What a great idea!! And, as we get older, having these buckets in a secure container & at this height is an excellent idea! Even for gardening with kids! It’s great for everyone!! Thanks for sharing your idea & video!!
I will be camp hosting from April to November in West Virginia. This is perfect solution for me to grow some stuff and not have a permanent installation. Perfect for potatoes, herbs, tomatoes, carrots. For zucchini I would spread apart in single bucket stands.
I would have dipped the ends of the 4x4 posts into the rubber that you dip hand tools into to water proof the legs where they touch the soil. And water proof all the wood.
AMAZING DESIGN!😲 I love when you come up with these unique designs! 😊I live in an apartment and this would be great for a small garden spot! As always, I enjoy all your videos! 😃❤ How about putting some type of wheels on it so an old woman who doesn't have a tractor could move it!😂
Nice project, wondering about longevity. In my experience plastic buckets turn to trash pretty quickly when outside in the sun. The good thing is the side boards should keep a lot of sun off them and I guess you could always get more buckets if they start cracking.
Really neat idea. When you harvest take the bucket to an area where you want to fertilise or top up the soil and tip the buckets out there. That way you can take the potato harvest as planned but spread the soil where you need for next season.
Could you share the measurements for the boards? I'd love to have one built for me but I need the board lengths and a list of the supplies needed. Thanks a lot. Love your work
Finally I find someone doing a garden bed that I'm planning on doing. I've been undecided on how to do a garden bed, and putting them in buckets like this seems for me to be ideal because I'd like the option of being able to move and separate the plants at any given time.
I will be giving this a try, however, I will put a divider between the rolls for more support and to make it easier to remove and replace as plants need to be replenished. Love this idea, thanks. Oh I see he did divide and put each bucket in it's own square, yay.
I'm always on the lookout for your next video and this one really made me smile. I've previously been watching videos on growing potatoes in a bucket, like on the Hollis and Nancy youtube video which is great, but I knew something was lacking. This video just makes the idea of growing things in a bucket a nicer idea. Thanks!
Your adding chemicals with a bucket exposed to sunlight. Carcinogens are released from plastic when heated bythe sun. Leaching into the soil and then absorbed by the vegetables.
nice project !!! ... can place twp potatoes east west down low add say 4-6 in dirt add two more north an south an cover ...thus double your out put...potatoe tubers grow horz...
Great build, good inspo ! I recommend spraying the outside of the buckets with a UV resistant Acrylic spray paint like Krylon so that the buckets don’t deteriorate in the sun. The acrylic is more elastic and will be able to expand and contract better than a more brittle latex paint for example. Good luck !
Planning to make this for my rooftop garden this summer! Wish I could find the "plans" somewhere so I can know what measurements to cut, etc. What amount of wood to shop for, etc. Thank you for this video!
I have build plans now available on my Etsy. www.etsy.com/listing/1742058250/raised-5-gallonbucket-garden-bed The build plan includes a material list, tool list, cut list, and clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations to make this project as simple as possible.
Love this. I was planning to do something similar but i'm doing hydroponics vs growing in dirt. i like that i can easily switch out buckets as I harvest. I'll likely just do a single row though as I plan to line my garden paths with them.
Let us know how it does after the end of the screwing season. I’ve been thinking about building something like this to downsize from the big garden. I like the easy access and maintenance feature.
I drill my drain holes on the side 1" from the bottom. I also fill the bottom 3" with 1/2 to 1" diameter sticks with 4" of leaves on top. It creates a small reservoir at the bottom. Then fill the rest of the way with compost. I plant peppers and tomatoes in mine.
Have you ever thought of grafting tomato plants onto the stems of the potatoes? Since they are both nightshade plants, they grow well together and you get double the drops out of the same space. Also, to help avoid potato blight and scabs, the buckets should be dark (perhaps spraypainted black). That will add to their heat absorbing capability, and both potatoes and tomatoes love the heat.
Don’t forget to drill holes in the bottom of the buckets and put about two inches of small stones in the bottom for drainage , or your going to have a mud garden .
Looks great. Love it, however cost to build must have been no object. I have seen some raised planters made from old wooden pallets that probably cost next to nothing and probably do as well.
Thanks! There is always a more economical option however, the main thing for me was the treated lumber. Where I live untreated lumber rots out and termites destroy it within a year or two and I wanted to make this last much longer.
I think it would be helpful for beginners if you have same video of building this garden bed without the buckets to see how everything is connected inside
They grew well but the soil I used had too much clay and wasn’t soft enough and I planted late in the season, so I didn’t get as many potato’s as I had hoped. I’ll try again this year and make an update video.
I find it hard to believe people aren't heeding the plastic warnings. It's difficult enough because of all of the prepared foods that are packaged in plastic containers. Which is why I avoid prepared food. But to grow vegetables in a container that's gonna spend months in the hot sun is asking for trouble. Not to mention most vegetables don't do as well anyway in containers as the do in the ground for multiple reasons.
How did you measure and cut the legs and what exactly did youndonwith the hand tools. Great idea and executed all, but as far as diy, I need to know how you measured and cut the legs and the extra hand work you performed as well,.please and thank you
That’s cool, but whats the point of this comment… that’s kinda the purpose of the whole video…. He wanted it to look nice. A lot of people would like their garden to look nice, and I bet you could totally modify this to use free pallet wood.
Love this idea. I’d go a step further and place heavy duty wheels under the legs so it’s moveable. I made this comment before I saw you move it with your tractor. However the wheels are still a good idea for someone that needs to move it on pavement.
Nice job but what did you use to move that? Just curious Bec it wasn't shown and you hooked it up to something with the straps. Otherwise it would be difficult to move who would help carry it and approx how much you think it weighs?I'd have to remove all the buckets first and probably walk it but could be a two ir more person job..but then its just the weight of the wood and definitely looks nicer. Im wondering why you wouldnt want them either on the ground for the worms or maybe that is why. There are new terrible invasive worms now that actually don't do anything but destroy the soil and sit on top not like the good worms Now thats 😔ugh they are not from here but are taking over.But i do appreciate the raised bed . I have a similar idea that im making. These buckers dont last but kaybe hiding them will keep them from geting brittle sooner, but it is important to have food safe plastic and they can always changed out. I think i might only use the pressure treated for the legs. Could still contaminate the soil. I did see you put yhe littleblocjs under it, was that regular wood? Good idea to keep it off the soil and you could also use bricks or just put the buckets on bricksm im actually building something similar yo what you did, but a little more squarish in size. I like yours because obviously you can plant more I think the buckets are easier and yes its still easier to move if needed n you could make more sizes and sell these too What zone are you in? State? Oh ok i see the tractor. I miss3d that part. Lovr this and looks wonderful 🎉❤❤❤❤.could certainly be happy with your help. Good man to build this. Im sure your wife is a happy girl. Nice edges and do the fact that you made it all oreseure treated keep the planks fron warping or twisting? Or is it just becquse you want it to last longer and keep it fron rotting? Did you build any other type wood beds and how did they go? I agree with the dumping method is ea8er and a tarp can make putting it back easier too that way youre only adding some. Which potatoes did you plant? Enjoy🎉 you can also just use the organic ones from the store. They do well as long as organic and cut in half if big, let harden off before planting. 😊 The bigger the containers the more you can plant. Is there any other way to attach the legs? Thanks for the video. First time watching your videos
Seems like your planter has a low center of gravity. Any issues with a strong wind tipping the planter? I was considering stealing your idea but using 3-ft legs simply for ease of gardening. I'm afraid a strong wind will blow through and tip the planter if I make it that tall. Any thoughts you can share? Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure the wind would be able to move this. This garden bed is very rugged and when constructed it was almost too heavy for two people to move. once the soil was added to the buckets it wasn't going anywhere.
It would have to be veeeery strong winds, this thing is heeeavy when fully full of soil. If you’re going to go taller though, maybe add a third row of buckets to balance out the height difference!
@@snactivist I decided to build 3-tiered planter instead of a horizontal planter. you were right, a third row balances out the weight better. also, the height keeps the 4-legged hoppy critters in check. but the best feature, imo, is the 16ft trellis off the rear. putting my vining plants in the top buckets allows them to climb as high as they wish. ill use a ladder to the vegetables i cant reach from the ground.
I did not and some of the buckets did have some issues with drainage through the rainy season. This next year I may drill a few more holes and then please landscaping fabric on the bottom to keep the soils from blocking the holes.
