Preventing bottoms of planters from rotting

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• Subject: Preventing bottoms of planters from rotting
• From: E* S* <e*@nina.pagesz.net>
• Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:23:39 -0500

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Hi all,

This year I am adding some redwood half-barrel style planters to my square foot 
garden. These are for perennial herbs and flowers.

I plan to set the planters directly on the dirt, and I'm afraid the bottoms 
might rot out quickly if I don't protect them. I don't have any flat stones on 
hand at the moment, but I have a large piece of scrap plywood that I could cut 
to shape with my scroll saw.

Any thoughts on whether this will work? I'm in zone 7B, where it's hot and 
humid in the summers. The dirt here is orange clay, which holds moisture, so 
rotting is definitely a concern.

Thanks,
Elizabeth
Cary, North Carolina, USA


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