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Re: Barrel planters

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 Julianne,

> > We're getting plastic 55-gallon drums for free (whee!) from our local Pepsi
> > bottling plant, and I'm cuttting them in half horizontally ("around the
> > equator") with a circular saw to make two  17-inch-high planters per
> > barrel. Each planter is 21 inches in diameter: that makes approx. 3 square
> > feet of planting space per planter.

I saw this done where there were several hole cut in the sides 
of the containers and plants were planted in those holes as well 
as in the top.. This was supposed to allow for more plants per 
container.. 

I think it was a strawberry bed I saw done this way..

Nancy
Erie, Pa.


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