Easy DIY Planter for Herbs, Flowers or Vegetables

[@AprilWilkerson]

Click here to find Plans and Templates for this project: bit.ly/3QyEbpR View my entire collection of Project Plans here!: bit.ly/3A6MzqH

[@donwilliams3626]

This is an excellent project for urban farmers. Just add sunshine and sprinkle with water.

[@kitsurubami]

I agree with the wooden box solution. I've made the mistake of involving plastic in my gardening one too many times.

[@jhargarage]

Faster than makin coffee. I like it. Thanks Jeff

[@lindaensley]

That would make an amazing potato planter as well. Every time you mound up the potato plant, just add another set of rails until you get to the top!! I bet it would hold lots of potatoes. Love the idea, thanks for sharing.

[@ambastha09]

I LOVE YOU APRIL !!! YOU INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY

[@mikelopez9817]

Wow, this project is a great idea! My wife would love something like this. Gives me something to do for her and I to enjoy. Thank you for sharing.

[@AprilWilkerson]

Awesome! I know she will love it. It is a lovely planter. Enjoy the build. Thanks for watching.

[@tonyjones9460]

Rather than use plastic to infill the space I like to use firewood, branches or the like to continue to feed the plants, that Hugel Kulture ideal. My planters never have been mobile so weight would b an issue and you do have to top the soil up as it rots down. Love my front garden needs something for height so this I think is the ticket. Thanks.

[@CuddleTrouble]

I like the bucket idea. You can also use logs instead of pool noodles.

[@agent57]

You could drill holes in the bucket or use a big terracotta pot in its place to make it a big self-watering planter. I was also thinking how this setup would be good for growing potatoes. Add new layers over time.

[@buyusedpaycash7752]

smart, articulate and handy as a pocket on a shirt....thanks April...keep the content coming

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thank you! Will do!

[@WillysPerformanceCycleCtr]

Really nice planter April! I always enjoy your projects as they provide great ideas and you share the common mistakes and how to avoid or correct them. The casters are a brilliant addition!

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy my channel. Thanks for watching.

[@jasonmartin5430]

Empty pop bottles (or milk, whatever) are very handy for filling in space in planters. Before anyone says they are plastic....Well, they are, but one has already consumed their previous contents by the time they are ready to bury!

[@AprilWilkerson]

Great point! :) Thanks for watching.

[@ruth.j.mccabe7115]

Going to try this with a thicker base and no bucket. I'm in a rental so all of my non-annual plants like fruit trees and berry bushes are in large plastic pots. They work, but don't have the best visual appeal. This design world work great for them. Put the pot in the center and then plant annuals in the pockets on the sides. And easy to take it apart again if I have to.

[@AprilWilkerson]

Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@mrsa7679]

Very nice!! Just a thought, you could use your bucket for compost drill holes in it and a big one on the top to put your compost in and add some worms to come in and out

[@WreckDiver99]

OK...THIS is cool April. Why? Because I have a quite a bit of re-claimed cedar from my deck. I refuse to throw away those cedar boards and instead, when I replace a board that has rot I cut the rot out, plane the boards down (yes, it's hard on the planer knives), join one edge, rip the other, and bam...reclaimed lumber for projects, and I think this one is high on the list. Just need to find a place for this to go. I think I'll stick with my regular composter. Yes, it takes a year, but I get about 100lbs of compost per year out of my bin, and I actually have more than I can use...Speaking of which, it's time to drop and screen mine.

[@anthonyman8008]

Super awesome! Red wood be good choice to.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Really cool planter April, the casters were a great idea, and creating that void in the center really lightens the load to make moving it around even easier.... 😃👍🏻🌱☘️🌿👊🏻

[@rcg5317]

Love this. Not only is it cool, it gives ideas to try variations.

[@AprilWilkerson]

Glad you like it!

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

This came out really well. A slightly larger version would be great without the bottom and placed directly on the ground. I'm curious however why two sides of the bottom section were left open. Won't the dirt flow out over time as the planter is watered?

[@mister-action1]

I saw that also. I would close that off.

[@allenwilson9656]

She should have cut up from the bottom on the opposite side for the slant to avoid that.

[@rompdude]

Yeah, really needs some extra boards to retain the dirt there, only needs to be a lol over the gap height

[@JamesDeese]

The casters add a lot of utility. Moving it around to follow the sun and rain is a great feature. I have to confess that the chop saw stand is in my top five Wilkerdos.

[@wolfgangschmidtke8023]

hallo April in Texas vielen Dank für die Einladung von Düsseldorf Germany und alles gute und alles klar und tschüß 🥳☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@petesquared23]

Love this design April! So clever. 😎👍

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Cool outdoor project.

[@scotttovey]

If you had flipped that bucket right side up and put plastic bottles in it with holes in the top and bottom, and then filled it with dirt, that section of your planter would have a self wicking feature. A little imagination and the whole planter could be self wicking. Self wicking planters allow you to water the plants less often saving you time.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

That's a pretty cool spice planter April. Thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe . Fred.

[@sirjasim4469]

Nice work by nice worker ☺️ When watching your Chanel i feel life is still beautiful and hopeful 💐

[@paulbuckley2409]

Great project April

[@francisbuil1433]

Oh, fantastique ! April se lance dans la carotte ! 👍 Y'a moyen de faire des tunes dans la carotte et le navet ? ...savais pas... Merci April ! Bisous !

[@patrickperson1252]

superbe travail April comme d habitude j adore patrick .

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice plater box April! Thanks for sharing the video with us!👍💖😎JP

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thanks for watching!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

@@AprilWilkerson Your very welcome April! Have a great week!😎

[@WoodworkingStudio]

Ý tưởng tuyệt vời

[@kevin_delgado]

For the space filler, another great option is hugelkultur (translates to 'hill culture'). Use cut logs, branches and twigs to fill up the bulk of the space, then add your soil and compost and toss in some worms. The slow decay of the wood bits will provide gradual release of nutrients over time for the plants.

[@paule.9638]

Very cool idea

[@JackOfAllTrades521]

Hey April can you build plans to some farmhouse wooden shutters for a house. I want to make them for my house.

[@Thrift-T_Treasures]

Great project. My only question is does the dirt fall out either side at the bottom where the big gaps are when you move it around?

[@eflores4449]

I love this design! So simple and elegant. I'm going to try it.

[@TotalBoat]

Great design and build! This planter is gorgeous! 😍🌱

[@AprilWilkerson]

Glad you like it!

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

I was just thinking to myself some casters would be a good idea and then you mentioned them but I think I would have two that are fixed and two that would swivel.

[@cabman86]

I made one similar our of fence pickets. This one is great!

[@markduggan3451]

That looks amazing.

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@AprilWilkerson]

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@rongrose3746]

Cool idea! Like it !!

[@rogeliom7770]

¡Oye! ese plantero esta fenomenal ,con llantitas y toda la cosa,me encanta April beautiful work 👍❤️

[@JulianFoley]

Very inventive

[@lazio7495]

Oh wow! That Lomi is a so cool. I gotta have it! The planter is so cool April, I'm gonna make that too! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible ideas and work! 👍

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Thanks for watching.

[@raullizana5006]

Hola April saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👏👏👏👏

[@operationhotshotinc.6887]

Very cool

[@Tinker1950]

It seems a rather odd design to me. There's nothing to keep the soil in (not 'dirt') at the bottom level.

[@genewaddlerandomstuff2122]

I love it when uppity people get excited about calling it dirt. 😂

[@Tinker1950]

@@genewaddlerandomstuff2122 Yes, yes you damned colonial. Now, attend to the content of my comment. It seems to me that the soil will simply fall out - and make the floor dirty....👀

[@walterdibartolomeo3157]

Any thought to having the lowest level with 4 sides, I can see with heavy rains the soil running out! Will try and see I guess. I like it. At my age I may consider putting it on legs to make it a raised planter ( with casters ). Great project!

[@hafeya]

Great looking planter April! Now I just have to save up about $400 for the wood :)

[@LunarAleLa]

But what about the holes on the side bottoms? The dirt will keep escaping through there every time you water it.

[@joseantoniomenendezdomingu1162]

GREAT PROJECT , LIKE IT MUCH 👍🇲🇽

[@colinprior7588]

great idea...I'm going to make one...to decrease the amount of dirt needed it could be made using 1x4 instead of 1x6...keep the cool ideas coming

[@leonk.1031]

Not a Good idea

[@albertnormal6834]

@@leonk.1031 Why?

[@terry2346]

@@albertnormal6834 Need the depth for the roots. 3 1/2 inch may not be enough I guess is what he is talking about.

[@albertnormal6834]

@@terry2346 Ah, ok

[@colinprior7588]

there will be 3 or 4 tiers...plenty of depth for roots....people grow them in small pots on a kitchen windowsill

[@mikecurtis2585]

Great project looks fun to make!!

[@AprilWilkerson]

It certainly was! Thanks for watching.

[@DaniBorba147]

Oh, I'm so gonna try it with pallet slats I have laying around! If you allow me, one thing I'd change is just wrapping up the foam with twine instead of glueing them if using for herbs. If it was for unedible flowers I wouldn't mind but I'm concerned about the chemicals here. I don't know this brand, is it "food" or "eco" grade? Thanks for the project, loved it!

[@blakebarber7879]

Australia Red Cider is beautiful

[@lnsdetailingmechanical5440]

Clever little cookie 👌👍

[@alanwilliamson9350]

Would it work for strawberries?

[@albertnormal6834]

It should. It's pretty similar to what my dad built when he grew strawberries.

[@Funktopus37]

I would think it would be great for strawberries.

[@maydieh]

I love it👍👍👍

[@robertjosephmurphyii4947]

So cool April, just wish I have a green thumb to grow things. LOL Also started watching you, Tim, and Richard, such a good show. Can't wait to see what you have for us next.

[@lovejones7545]

Awesome🤙🏾💯

[@TigerWild1]

Its great, but how would I keep the dirt from falling out of the planter?

[@AprilWilkerson]

Gaps aren't very big and eventually with watering may need to add more soil but you can line with plastic to keep dirt in better if you want. Thanks for watching.

[@EricAlainDufresne]

Love it. Great inspiration

[@christophercampbell8569]

I’ve been follwing you for years. Love your channel! Watching you right now on Assembly Required!!! Congrats April 🎉

[@AprilWilkerson]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nhep56]

I like the planter. Bit have a question. Even though herbs are great for cooking and drinks they are evasive. With the open design are the herbs improaching on the other herbs?

[@AprilWilkerson]

If they start creeping over, you can always trim them back. Thanks for watching.

[@greatgrandpaswoodworking]

How about building a bottom to each level?

[@2H80vids]

I see quite a few folks worried about losing dirt out the sides. Will the same not happen with the bottom, once the slats start to shrink?

[@dddube12]

Lolololol, I thought you had a tiara on for a minute, safety glasses, very cool project!!!!

[@AprilWilkerson]

That's funny.... hold on while I put on my tiara. :) Thanks for watching.

[@thor8580]

This is a great idea for my strawberries. Thank you April. Cheers🍻

[@AprilWilkerson]

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jesseatkins1835]

I love it! But I have one caveat it's not dirt it's soil dirt is something you sweep up on a kitchen floor. Just saying. I love your films👍

[@kevinetheridgemakes]

shrink / butt tip is a nice one - good to remember stuff like that, especially w a planter type construction. thanks! Also, I'm waiting for someone to start screaming about safety glasses while you're cutting pool noodles - hahahahah and one more thing… the Lomi ad at the end - best one I've seen explaining this quickly and to the point - they ought pay you double for this - I was curious about it before, but now I DEFINITELY want one. Cheers!

[@MrCardeso]

Look at "Lomi: Hyper-BUSTED " by Thunderf00t. It seems to be a huge scam.

[@alansmith4734]

The Deer in your area will thank you!

[@timothycreasy2161]

😆

[@johnsullivan4741]

I'm not creative at all, I'm more of a copycat....I wish I had your skill and creativity so I could be successful like you!!!!!!

[@mister-action1]

Same. lol

[@MFunkibut]

If you don't want to use plastic to take up the space, invert a big clay pot! I betcha got one with a chipped top edge that you can't bear to get rid of...

[@cherylesry3513]

Love it

[@nancystaggs8605]

Clever You!!

[@gardengatesopen]

Fantastic planter design!! I like everything except the plastics in my food source. ❤️

[@potagermalo]

Top😉

[@doolittlegeorge]

Hey you're still alive! Good job!

[@Volintena]

Bottom sides are open... Is soil falling out?...

[@camdenbruner7209]

Why is there a gap on two sides at the very bottom level?!? Seems like if you ever gave the planter a good soaking water the soil would come right out the bottom... Also burring pool noodles is a bad idea, they will break apart into microplastic relatively quickly. I do like the design of the upper planter though. I think I would put that upper frame directly onto the ground without a bottom.

[@Lamefoureyes]

That Lomi product looks really interesting, just like a mini version of what we do with our municipal composting program

[@MrPhilGainer]

Buy a $50 food dehydrator and then chop up the goodies in your food processor... Same exact result. This is the 4th or 5th device like this to hit the market..... They're all universally panned as a scummy unnecessarily energy waster by gardeners, composters, etc.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

@@MrPhilGainer But it's on sale.....just $429. What a deal 🤣!

[@Lamefoureyes]

@@MrPhilGainer My implication is that I'm really grateful for our municipal composting program

[@you166mhz]

now that's what I'm talking 'bout ... :)

[@StillRunningWithPointedSticks]

Corn, beans, and squash. Full dirt fill. Three sisters.

[@dfinma]

4:09 floof

[@krekautofunilaria8730]

Top April

[@joereidt6641]

Need the plans

[@AprilWilkerson]

I've left a Link for the Plans under description of the video. Click "Show More" and scroll down. Thanks for watching.

[@btrswt35]

I was like,"WTH was that moving around in the background" then realized it was a dog.

[@tineejohnston9737]

Or use that middle area for small water fountain hehe

[@AprilWilkerson]

Good idea! Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@ddubsr5886]

Instead of styrofoam made of cancer and a plastic bucket, just fill the middle with lots of sticks that will break down and add nutrients to the soil and also help build your soil

[@Morpha-Ahprom]

💖

[@robertharcourt7650]

I absolutely love this project April. The rapid composer is rally amazing ;)

[@AprilWilkerson]

It really is! Thanks for watching.

[@dennishinkle5010]

I see that your new tv show is on Wednesday

[@AprilWilkerson]

Yep! :)

[@GibClark]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@flatlandriver2471]

Very cool planter design! But dirt🙉. For any Aggies ( or old Agricultural Engineers) it’s soil. Dirt is something that’s dirty. Yes, things can become “soiled” too. It’s sorta like the difference between flowers and weeds. A weed is just a flower growing where it’s not wanted. But we don’t call them weed gardens. Dirt is soil that’s not wanted. But we want soil with lots of organic material in it because it’s the organic matter that turns dirt into soil. I didn’t explain this very well except to say it hurts my ears when I hear perfectly good soil being called dirt. I built a planter for my sister a few years ago. I made it in the shape of the letter W for her name. I put it on her balcony for a little more colour while she was taking chemo. She didn’t make it. When I’m ready to make another planter I will make yours because I like its whimsy factor. Cheers! 🍻

[@AprilWilkerson]

Thank you for sharing and I'm sorry for your Loss of your Sister. The W planter was so thoughtful. Thanks for watching.

[@tomasapena]

😎 👍

[@RobinP556]

Cool! Now if only I could keep from killing plants.

[@m.creekrenovations]

Great stuff April love the planters! Yoo I just renovated my basement and it turned out AWESOME! The video is on my main channel go check it out!!

[@yLeprechaun]

Chickens will do the same thing. Plenty of how to vids on youtube. Why use power when you can get compost, eggs, and fry chicken?