How to upcycle an old pallet to make a vertical herb garden or strawberry planter

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Here's a great pallet upcycle idea for the garden! A very simple and quick garden project which can be undertaken with basic hand tools and minimal carpentry skills. Oh - and pretty much for free!!
These are great if you are short of room and just want a small, low maintenance garden, or even just to dress up a boring fence!
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@ladytee5201 3 года назад

This is the best vertical pallet planter design I've seen. Everyone else did theirs without putting bottoms on each row and I didn't think that was practical. U nailed it. I will be using your design. Thank u.

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks Lady Tee! Let me know how you go 😊

@jixuscrixus1967 4 года назад

Nice simple DIY project, no need for measurements, fancy tools or complicated instructions! This has to be the best ‘starter’ DIY project on RU-vid.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks for some great feedback! ❤

@natzq5004 2 года назад

Thank you so much easiest, clearest instructions ever. Can't wait to find myself some palettes. Subscribed!👍🏼

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 года назад

Yay! Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 👍😊

@NanaIndie 5 лет назад

Love how you always find ways to recycle stuff. Your herb garden made of old palettes looks really neat!

@TheUltimateRecycler 5 лет назад

Thanks Indie :)

@sullyh4040 4 года назад

Just what I was looking for! Cheers mate

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks Sulley H - pleased to be of assistance!😊

@streeterboyzoutdoors 4 года назад

Great idea sir, thanks for sharing.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

@jenniferleung5208 2 года назад

This is exactly what I need to do. Simple and not hard to do with no heavy duty tools. Love it. All I need now is to look for some free pallets. Thank you. I am glad I found you.

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 года назад

Many thanks Jennifer! Most large businesses usually are happy to give them away 😊

@morningsunsmiles 4 года назад

Very Cool. Thanks very much for sharing this!

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

You are very welcome MSS 😊

@nofacenofacetrinity 4 года назад

Thank you for this! So simple and sound compared to all other pallet diy’s I’ve seen!

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks Trinity, I'm glad you liked it 🙂

@nicolecallender7341 3 года назад

This definitely is the easiest of all

@blclanee859 4 года назад

This is the best ideal I’ve seen yet.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks BLC Lanee 😁🙌

@ladybug8975 Год назад

this is the best and easiest pallet vertical garden DYI i have seen. you have inspired me. thanks for the video. i hope you make more vertical garden or pallet garden ideas.

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

Many thanks ladybug and thanks for watching 😊👍

@jackiejohnson995 2 года назад

Brilliant work, thanks much

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 года назад

Thankyou Jackie! 😊👍

@AngelGoodwitch Год назад

Awesome video! Thank you!

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

Thank you Angel! 😊

@luvitrbs 3 года назад

cant wait to build this one on my balcony! i have just the place for it :) thank you, got a new subscriber

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Awesome! Share a pic in my facebook group so we can all admire your work! 😃

@troyke 3 года назад

Excellent video! The best I've seen so far in terms of pallet planter boxes!! Thank you so much!!

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks heaps! Excellent comment too! 😉🤣

@xXemuXx 5 лет назад

Hello fellow zero waster! What a great idea. Particularly making sure to reuse the nails. Great video!

@TheUltimateRecycler 5 лет назад

Thanks Shona! :)

@lisasmith516 3 года назад

Best and easiest yet! Minimal tools and effort. Thx!

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks Lisa, glad you liked it! 👍🙂

@collowood 3 года назад

What a great idea thanks for that. Was about to buy buckets but now will try this if you don't mind. 👍🍻

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Haha, thanks! Of course I don't mind! Share a pic to my facebook page so we can admire your work!😁

@scottc346 3 года назад

Nice reuse of pallets.

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks Scott 👍😊

@lisawan1279 3 года назад

Best and easy to follow instructions

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks Lisa! 😊

@hopeh6176 4 года назад

Wow excellent I can't wait to give this ago...Take it easy safe safe🌱

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks HH 😊 Share a pic of yours on the facebook page when you have it done! :)

@hopeh6176 4 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler Is there another way to share ..I'm not on Facebook😞

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

@@hopeh6176 ahh, not sure. Maybe you could email me a pic and I'll share it on the community tab 😊

@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL 4 года назад

Great Idea! The herbs will keep the bugs away too!!

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks! I have a nice crop of strawberries in this now! 🍓🍓🍓😁

@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL 4 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler Oh wow.. that's smart so they will hang over!!!

@kimuseni 4 года назад

Nice

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks kimuseni 😁

@captaincook3693 3 года назад

Good Idea, I'm gonna build one for my strawberries

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Excellent! 😁

@TheChardygirl007 2 года назад

This is cool! I’d use an oil as a preservative on the timber though, like butchers block or something similar. My Pa made me a balcony herb planter out of my old pallets (I now realise, 20 years later). He knocked out the middle 3 boards I think and then cut it in half leaving a board on either side at either end. Didn’t he same thing with putting the bottom in and joined the halves together at the top of the side boards by using another piece the same as the bottom pieces leaving an open top to plant in which then sat over the backside by rail. It fit about 6 small pots total plus room for plants to climb over the long side pieces. Did that make sense to anyone? It was like one pallet cut in half with all but the end boards knocked out. Some days I wish I could draw! 😂

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 года назад

Haha.. it doesn't need to make sense if you were happy with it! 😜🤣

@greenkitty6482 3 года назад

My! I wish the pallets I got were as easy as yours to undo the nails!!

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Yep, they certainly aren't all that easy! It does help if they haven't been wet.. Thanks for your comment 😊

@peterpwn4311 4 года назад

thank you !

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

You're welcome Peter 👍🙂

@lamontmajor5055 4 года назад

Goin to build one soon

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Excellent - share a pic on my facebook when when you're done, we'd love to see it! :)

@lamontmajor5055 4 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler will do thank you

@streetcopper1151 3 года назад

Brilliant brother .. I can’t wait for the girl friend to see this one 👊🏻

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Thanks Seth! One of my early vids, still trying to get used to talking at the camera! The pallet planter is still going strong 👍😁

@streetcopper1151 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler do a update on that sucker 👊🏻

@ShadowMoonFarms Год назад

Thank you

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

Thanks Cynthia - wow, watching some old vids now! 😲

@ShadowMoonFarms Год назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler You tube put it on my feed so I watched it. That's good that they are suggesting them.

@AB-C1 Год назад

Great project mate! Just what I'm about to do myself! Burn em with a torch and that'll make em last longer the Japanese "Shou Sugi Ban" style.. makes em resistant to pests, rot, water and mould even fire proof weirdly enough as it changes the molecular structure of the wood... (Just a tip) Cheers from London England 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

That's interesting! Thanks for the tip mate! 👍😊

@captaincook3693 3 года назад

I just noticed that the one you made you put the bottoms flush and the one on the wall had the bottoms on top of the wood which you could see and didn't look that good, is that so you could get a bit more depth

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

You have an eye for detail Captain! The one on the wall was a prototype and was made before I did this video. It doesn't look as neat, but on the plus side the beds do hold more soil! 👍😊

@captaincook3693 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler Yes that's true I do have an eye for detail, the one on the wall doesn't look as good even though it will hold a bit more soil

@lilyarsecularatne3456 4 года назад

Thanks for your kind sharing of your knowledge. I cannt do things like using a drill. Please give people like me (older)other easy ways to use our limited space around our homes to grow useful things!!👍

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

I'll try and come up with some ideas Lily. Thanks for your comment 😊

@bbglas007 4 года назад

My friend is 80 years old building a house by himself. Never say never. It's not as hard as you think especially once you get the hang of it

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

@@bbglas007 Absolutely! I had a great uncle who bought his first motorbike at 90! He never would have picked it up if it fell over - but he never let that stop him!

@arthurbaretta2755 2 месяца назад

Thank u

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 месяца назад

Thanks Arthur! 👍😊

@NielsRymenams 4 года назад

I do think a lining will keep the soil moist longer. The water doesn't seem in the wood (that much) and doesn't evaporate that easily. So less watering to do...

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Yes Niels, good points! :)

@BantheBans 4 года назад

Hi, thanks for this. do you drill drainage holes?

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

No need Debbie as the timber soaks up the moisture pretty quickly and it also seeps through the joins..

@jeremyhendricks8432 3 года назад

First video I'm watching. Very nice. Also nice way of presenting it. You should go into cricket commentating. Very calming voice, Sir

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Haha, thanks Jeremy! And there's a nice deflection down to third man.. 😁

@sarahhull3055 4 года назад

If I did herbs like basil and rosemary etc, would I have to repot them later after the grow larger? Or will this be enough growth space for my herbs?

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

I'm not much of a gardener Sarah, but as those can grow quite large, you would probably need to either repot them or keep them well pruned 🙂

@vancass1326 3 года назад

use a flat pry, it works great and reduces the possibility of broken pallet boards

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Yep, I have one of those too - they are great! 👍

@90degreepalmtrees Год назад

nice! How did you add the “floors” for the middle rows? Not sure how since the one you showed was on the end so you can nail into the top

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

Thanks 😊 The "floors" fit snuggly inside the side rails and then I just nailed through from each side. Alternatively you could use wider boards and just nail into the bottom of the side rails. Thanks for watching 👍

@ChicybeeUk Год назад

Hello love this I am going to make it today - one question do we need to put holes in the bottom pieces for drainage as worried about over watering?

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

It wouldn't hurt to add a couple of drainage holes, but I find excess water usually drips from the joins in the timber anyways 😊

@ChicybeeUk Год назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler thanks so much can’t wait to get started

@b3autifullife 3 года назад

Fantastic idea and so easy. Question, can this be used with chemically treated pallets? Growing food in them isn't a problem if its treated pine pallets? Thanks

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Most pallets these days are just heat treated (stamped HT) and are perfectly safe. I wouldn't use anything chemically treated. Thanks for watching 😊👍

@b3autifullife 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler ty for replying 😁 I'll definitely give this a try. Never used a power tool in my life, but You made it look easy enough for even me to give it a go.

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

@@b3autifullife You can do it!! 👊

@connysieben Год назад

Wonderful ! I guess these are not soaked in Pestizides ? as the one are that we have here?

@TheUltimateRecycler Год назад

The pallets I used have only been heat treated and not soaked in any chemicals. You do need to be careful of that 👍

@seanowens1006 2 месяца назад

Nice! Do you have to do anything for drainage??

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 месяца назад

No Sean, there are enough gaps in the wood joins to allow drainage. Thanks for watching 😊

@ellenruddy7062 Месяц назад

Question. Should I drill a few holes in the floor for drainage??

@TheUltimateRecycler Месяц назад

I found that the timber joints leaked enough that drainage wasn't a problem Ellen. If the timber was painted/sealed, you would probably need holes. Thanks for watching 😊

@mariacuzzocreo573 4 года назад

Where can I find the mesh? I’m not finding the fabric type on amazon. Help

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

What mesh are you after Maria? I don't line the pallet sections with any mesh - just put the dirt in and plant away! :)

@s7121n9s 3 года назад

What if I need drain holes? Should I attach some kind of tubing so water doesn't go into the one underneath or is that not an issue as long as they all have drain holes?

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Depends on your climate Eric - I find that the little plots dry out quite quickly and drainage isn't an issue. In wet areas you could easily drill a few drain holes - but the timber tends to "leak" water through small gaps anyways 😊

@s7121n9s 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler oh ok that makes sense. I live in Florida and I was asking cause I'm wanting to plant a bunch of different varieties of mint on my patio and everyone says you need the drain holes for mint.

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

@@s7121n9s I don't know much about mint! It's certainly easy to drill a few holes through the timber anyway! Good luck with it! 👍😊

@s7121n9s 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler thank you sir

@bbglas007 4 года назад

how long till it rots in on itself? I'd imaging you might get 5 years out of it though

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Yes, eventually it's going to start falling apart. It will be interesting to see how many years it actually lasts - going on 3 now for my first one! 😊

@donnellaadison3432 Месяц назад

Would it be okay to paint the pallet before planting?

@TheUltimateRecycler Месяц назад

Fair question Donnella. Painting the outside would be fine but I don't think inside would be a good idea. Also, if you seal up all the gaps with paint, you would need to drill drainage holes so that the soil doesn't become waterlogged.

@suddeninspirations8184 3 года назад

hi...aren't drainage holes needed ?

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

I guess it depends on your climate and rainfall. I find the beds dry out fairly quickly, especially in summer so drainage isn't a problem. In wet areas it would be easy to drill a few holes 👍

@suddeninspirations8184 3 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler thanks so much..........makes sense..........

@jaylawells2943 4 года назад

Where do I find pallets?

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Most larger businesses are usually happy to get rid of them Jayla

@bbglas007 4 года назад

Kennards

@kimcowell3718 4 года назад

how do i make pallets?

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Just pick them up from larger businesses Kim - most are happy to have them gone! 😊

@marilynshaw3485 4 года назад

Drainage ?

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

It drains fine Marilyn, the timber joins aren't water tight. Some small holes could be drilled if necessary..

@kdegraa 5 лет назад

Looks like you use an Aldi cordless drill.

@TheUltimateRecycler 5 лет назад

Not quite Karl - it's a cheap Bunnings one.. but it does a pretty good job for the money :)

@fluorescentblack4336 2 года назад

If you can't do it, you're really not trying hard enough! haha Pretty much

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 года назад

Exactly! 😁

@frankiebacon2336 Месяц назад

@TheUltimateRecycler Месяц назад

Hi Frankie! 👋😊

@trishsykes449 3 года назад

Unfortunately, people have got ‘wise’ and it’s very hard to find free pallets... especially ones that are heat treated

@TheUltimateRecycler 3 года назад

Depends where you are I guess Trish - there are plenty of businesses around my area that seem to always have pallets stacked up for free. Thanks for watching 😊

@robertfromcalifornia4111 4 года назад

Nice design, however: 1. Never use pallet wood to grow something edible. Pallet wood is chemically treated. The chemicals can leach intk the soil, into the plant, and you can get cancer. 2. With good wood, like cedar, if there is not a bottom gap, drill drain holes. 3. With woods, like cedar, its always a good idea to have a moisture barrier betseen soil and wood. This slows down wood rot.

@TheUltimateRecycler 4 года назад

Thanks for your comment Robert, but your information is inaccurate with pallets. Yes, they used to be chemically treated (mostly with Methyl Bromide - stamped MB)... but just about all pallets these days are just heat treated (stamped HT). So no chemical issues anymore.

@wantubod 2 года назад

@@TheUltimateRecycler how can you be sure your pallet isn’t chemically treated? Also the pallet I’m using has some spray paint marks from some point in its use. Assuming it’ll be no good to use for edible plants? Thanks