DIY terraced planter construction complete!

May 9, 2010 · Posted by in G.I.Y. 

It's built, it's re-enforced, it's painted. So where's the sunshine?

You may recall that a while ago, I started working on a DIY terraced urban farm, which is my fancy-talk for four shelves on which we’re going to put containers.

The idea was that I wanted an attractive, mostly out-of-the-way place to put plants so they’d get sun that they need — while also protecting them a bit from the high Colorado winds that we get. (If you hear faint tink-a-tink chimes from the north in Boulder, duck; it’s not an ice cream truck — it’s my neighbor’s wind chimes migrating south at about 70 mph.)

So! To recap: I drew what I thought would make sense based on literally nothing except a sentence from a book, I bought some culled wood at a hardware store and screwed it all together; I realized it was horribly wobbly so I got more culled wood and added supports; I sanded it down; and I waited.

In case you hadn’t noticed, the weather has been ridiculous here lately. So we only got to paint the thing today. But hey! It’s painted! And it’s ready for planters… after the snowstorm we’re supposed to get on Wednesday.

What I’m saying here is — if I can do this, you can do it. What’s your solution for farming in your tiny little space?

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