How to make a DIY Pallet Planter

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Pallets are great to use as containers to grow food in, especially if you make modifications that increase their volume. In this video, I'll show you how to cut a pallet into three pieces and then reform them into a simple pallet planter. It's perfect for sitting on a patio or on the ground, filling with compost and growing almost anything in. It has depth enough for carrots and is large enough for dwarf fruit trees and some berry bushes. Included in the video:
1. Pallet safety
2. Cutting and assembling a pallet into a pallet planter
3. Lining and filling the planter
4. A walk around the patio container garden
There's a follow-up video to this one and shows how many carrots I was able to grow in it: • Grow Carrots in Contai...
➤ This video follows on from last week's video in which I presented a quick start guide to growing food in containers ( • Quick Start Guide to G... ). Growing food in pallet containers was one of the ideas but watch the video to learn more about different types of planters and containers that you can add to your Victory Container Garden.
➤ For an introduction to growing a Victory Garden, watch • Grow a Rapid Response ...
➤ Tools and planters mentioned in this video
Stihl GTA 26 Pruner bit.ly/3d1dA0C
Vegepod Medium Raised Garden Bed
UK -- bit.ly/34qMpJ0
USA -- bit.ly/2XtP4QK
➤ Other videos mentioned
DIY Pallet Compost Bin • Easy to DIY Compost Bi...
Strawberry Pallet Planter • How to make a better S...
Pallet Cucumber Trellis • Cucumber Pallet Trelli...
Growing food in containers • Quick Start Guide to G...
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[@robertwheeler3903]

I love it, it's so simple when you know how. Your video wasn't long winded and overbearing like others I have seen.

[@josgardeningworld7453]

The best video I've seen on turning a wooden crate into a planter. Excellent video. Thank you for sharing! : )

[@sutanapvirag]

This is brilliant. I will go out and nick my husband's collection of pallets out the back.

[@Mimi-pu8bx]

Cats always have to be involved, love it

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I love making planters out of old pallet wood it's great fun!

[@lybrty7272]

Really? It looked like an exhausting project but she is very inspiring and informative. I am definitely going to watch more of her videos.

[@bobvila4381]

Your kitty was telling you how nice it looks!

[@thenursefarmer]

Love the vertical planters! One thing I love about raised beds and growing vertically is those techniques can be more user friendly for people who have bone/joint/back pain or issues. Less bending, stooping, 'wear & tear' on the body!

[@anthonysinclair5721]

Your cat is looking very excited to try out the new litter box! lol 😁

[@hobbyguy9856]

Fertilizer!

[@jackiehorsley9263]

what a great Idea I did not know there was so many different ways to reuse pallets I well definitely try making something In the future

[@andrewlewtas5350]

Thank you for the idea and tutorial Tanya. I love the new planter I made today 😀

[@klcpca]

If you didn't need a bottom to your planter, you could cut the "bottom" section in half to make the sides :)

[@jimmason1072]

Great idea for all of the never before gardeners.....👍 carry-on with your Victory garden theme.... City people will need these ideas....

[@mattw4405]

So many ways to make planters from pallets,this is a great straight forward one. 👍

[@tractorhyatt7044]

Nice work with the pallet to planter project. Enjoyed watching! 🚜👍

[@biglou4452]

That's an AWESOME idea thanks for sharing👍.

[@anneyoung6398]

Another really great video. Thanks. Your yard is looking beautiful. I'm so glad you are doing these weekly, I find them quite inspiring. And there's nothing wrong with the old strawberry planter video, I think it was how I found you way back when. You were inspiring then, inspiring now. Happy Spring!

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you Anne and happy spring!

[@FlorenceGohMeiYuen]

i agree what a great job done for a planter

[@SB-hr2mk]

Thanks for this lovely design, you have made my life a lot easier with this

[@francineh.7825]

Looks great...thank you so much for the safety tips!!

[@magaliejhumun2975]

Great 👍. Will definitely try it as I have some pallets here in our yard (HT). And at present working on our new garden plan. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@DomiOczek]

thanks a lot I used your instructions and made 1 for myself turns out really great🙂

[@pearla1234]

If you cant find landscape liner I've used supermarket cloth tote bags .. I have so many of them and I grab a few of them.. cut and sew or staple a few together and work amazingly And there Durable, have great drainage and renew reuse recycle baby

[@denisem1632]

Hi I really like the way it turned out. Thanks for sharing.

[@themamabearlife3339]

Great project, & your kitty is adorable!

[@Mrs_Fields95]

Thank you so much for this video, wasn't complicated . Short sweet simple video.

[@50poppop]

A great idea and implementation ! You're A champ !

[@marilynturcotte5304]

I am just getting into full gardening mode here in Canada. This will be a great start, I have been able to source a great supply of HT Pallets.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Great build idea Tanya, keep safe. Paul

[@juancarlossanchez3633]

Nice job, simple and to the point!

[@antoinetpastoor608]

such a nice cozy cat. and love this idea

[@peggybrowning9120]

Thank you! I learned a lot from watching. Great use for pallets.

[@joshuamartinez2086]

such a great idea thank you !

[@karenreeves3958]

Great job. I have lots of pallets so I think I may give this a try.

[@helenmacdonald6029]

Love this planter. You could also drill two holes at the top and tie through old rope for decorative handles

[@Cr3sc3nt1]

Place planter on bricks with holes in them, that way wood won't rot & last longer. Enjoy your efforts for longer

[@clairestone9685]

Loved watching this video of making a planter from palettes. I'll be creating one of these very soon. Thank you for inspiring me :)

[@Lovelygreens]

You're very welcome, Claire :)

[@AmazingArnoldVoice]

Loved your video thanks, just grabbed a bunch of pallets from construction dumpster and was getting ready to making something for the garden, this is it!

[@Lovelygreens]

Whoop whoop 🙌 Best of luck with the build!

[@spintowinslots7141]

Gonna give it a try, I already have an unused pallet. I will be planting Sunflowers 🌻

[@steviemacmuttley]

Great idea - fabulous...

[@avisfolkes709]

Nice and easy. Enjoyed the idea very much

[@JeepsterDave]

I made one of these this morning to plant tomatoes at our allotment. My pallet spacer blocks were in pretty good condition, so I used them as feet for the planter. We'll have to see whether that was worth doing or not I guess! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@JeepsterDave]

@@KatherineTheGr8t Thanks! They've held up for nearly a year now, so they seem to have worked!

[@NYCmusiclover98]

Great tips. Thank you!

[@serepinasirait2801]

I love it, thank you for the idea

[@crista6899]

Wo great to discover you. Planting Marigolds today!

[@garykeighley712]

Nice job , keep seeing pallets on building sites when I take my daily exercise I’ll be asking if I can have some when lockdown is relaxed

[@altonbrek]

Very useful!

[@mehere3013]

Did you make your planter

[@Ozmulki]

That was brilliant!

[@djc6323]

Very smart👍🏾Saved for future instructions ty

[@missourigirl4101]

Ingenious!

[@mr.tidygarden]

What a fantastic Idea and channel thank you for sharing.

[@Lovelygreens]

Happy to share the idea :)

[@IwillloveU4ever10]

❤❤❤❤❤ Beautiful !!!

[@welsh1lad]

Thank you will look making this this year , last years lockdown was tomatoes and lettuce . But this would be ideal. Video nicely edited as well.

[@Lovelygreens]

I ended up growing carrots in it last year with success. You can see how many I got out of it in this follow-up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGO4g5WLp714a5Y

[@alemmawassi8453]

Greate idea thank u for sharing 💕🌸🌺

[@LoanNguyen-sb6pj]

You did very good job for yourself

[@thorsteinelstadolsen2005]

Great job!!!!

[@Outaboutdetecting]

Great video. Gonna make one soon.

[@richardwong2950]

Great video!

[@s.devries4349]

Love your garden :D

[@kristinanoall]

Lovely video from a lovely person! With the price of lumber 🪵 ludicrously high (at least here in the USA 🇺🇸), I’m looking for other ways to make garden beds. Your video was friendly, informative, and thorough. Thank you!

[@jameswilmot4537]

Great video. I managed to redesign some old pallets to make an outdoor workbench which features in my September 2021 video update on my channel about 1 minute into the video. I will be using it this summer for my gardening hobby.

[@Tea7N]

cute carrots

[@whyteyj]

U made that look easy. I'm going to try it.

[@johnmalatesta751]

Quick and simple . I made chicken coup out of pallets. Using oak pallets . You can make some many things with free pallets

[@philsnow5439]

Looks great 👍

[@barbcottingham6675]

I just bought the Stihl GTA 26 and can’t wait to use it! This is exactly what I need for all my yard chores 🤗

[@Lovelygreens]

You’ll love it!

[@TheEnduringGardener]

Nice mention for you today in the Saturday Telegraph 👌🏻

[@Lovelygreens]

Thanks so much 🙂

[@user-fq2li7tz1r]

Thanks for mentioning the MB! I just grabbed pallets and would have used them without knowing the dangers.

[@louisleflick]

Also if you can find them the supermarket food delivery trays are good lined with plastic or fabric. They also make good compost sieves with the handles either end. Of course make sure you have permission to have them if you know what I mean.

[@stevendowden2579]

lovely idear

[@paulineclarke5940]

Fabulous

[@ginnyberg9271]

Just bought a tiny shed and turning it into my home and wanting to garden thank you

[@Lovelygreens]

You're welcome!

[@PrettyAliceNight]

Very nice!

[@carolscott6180]

After watching you😢r video Iwe made to planter boxes out of pallets.They was easy to make.

[@Lovelygreens]

Fantastic 👏

[@SirRobinDeSway]

Thanks.

[@nyunixguru]

That would make a decent worm composter also, price is right

[@sendysoleil4841]

This is genius

[@MakesPaintings]

Good job! I need that tiny chainsaw, adorbs!

[@Lovelygreens]

It’s so handy too! Great as a pruner but also in DIY

[@taniavallorani9336]

My husband built a similar garden box, if there is not space between the slats, is the lining necessary ? What’s the purpose of it ?

[@marykater.7169]

THANK YOU for guidance on what stamp to look for!! I saw a video warning against chemicals, but didn't say what to look out for, because they were touting another way for making planters. Also really enjoyed the video! Very helpful! Out of curiosity~ Where are you from? I can't place your dialect. There's a hint of Irish, but it sounds like there's something else too...

[@crystalhuynh9482]

How long will this last to use do you think? Thank you for sharing 🙏♥️

[@jenedge5949]

I love that small chain saw. It looks like you can't get it her in the USA. 🙁 but I'll be on the look out. Nice little build. Stay safe

[@hiiiorhey]

its on amazon :) i just searched it as small handheld chainsaw

[@francoisefincoeur5371]

Hello, great idea, but how long does it last? I ´m living in Belgium, and the weather is kind of rotten...

[@hillcountrycinematics314]

Great use of throw away pallet wood.

[@LanzaMartineta]

Big question, how much was the upright wall planter, the vertical one? Many thanks

[@bck4728]

Such great instructions, thank you! What did you line the planter with? Is a plastic bag ok or do you need special planter lining?

[@Cr3sc3nt1]

Yes I'd like to know what to line the planter with too, so water drains through.

[@saraharmstrong8834]

Great video - I have cut up my pallet and now just need to order some decking screws to assemble it- what size did you use? or would you recommend? Thanks so much

[@Lovelygreens]

3” to put together the three main sides. 1.5” for the short sides

[@nancymoody910]

Hi - loved the video. Wondering how you line up the pilot holes with the screws once they are covered by wood. Thanks!!!

[@Lovelygreens]

They pilot holes are always on the outside, where you insert the screw.

[@kimberlylucas3310]

Hi did you leave a comment as to where you can find that sthil cutter and cost?

[@danakibby627]

For those watching this video most pallets are not made this way so be prepared to have to make it different. In most the time when you yank on the wood on a pallet do you remove the nails it breaks the wood. The best way to remove as you buy a cheap ripsaw are reciprocating saw is what it’s called at Harbor freight for under $20 and you purchase metal blades for cutting nails and you cut a long between the nail and the two pieces of wood while someone holds the other part of the skid! This does two things it saves the world from splitting and you don’t have to worry about stepping on nails accidentally it’s always great to watch a video of someone doing a project that isn’t qualified you may be qualified in the thought process with this can get you hurt with Rusty nail’s involved

[@TheLittleHomestead1]

Fabulous, although I think kitty might have thought it was a special dirt box for her :)

[@cinnaminsongardener2078]

Your videos are so well done - you speak very clearly and the instructions are so easy to follow. My favorite KZbin channel for gardening! I decided to try raspberries because of your videos! Time to build a Pallet planter now. One question - is there a difference between using horse manure and cow manure? Thanks so much - can't wait to see what this year brings.

[@twonblackwell8040]

Can you do it still with a 7 board pallet?

[@lynschoe9727]

Really want to create my own planter for balcony as can access palette easily but v nervous re using this type equipment - need to conquer my fears and what if ... thank you

[@Lovelygreens]

If you can drive a car or use a knife you’re using far more deadly tools. With power tools, safety is important but fear of them is irrational - I hope you can overcome it so that you have the ability to create what you need.

[@angelslive9651]

Brilliant stuff - how do you maintain your wood from rotting ?? What’s the best treating method ??💕💕

[@Lovelygreens]

I don’t treat it but it lasts for several years before it needs replacing. Easily done though :)

[@theFLshark]

I think I will put 4x4 legs on the corners and raise it up to a height where it's easier on my back.

[@kopalgupta9076]

Hi, I have pallets and wooden crates mini with no mark, should I use them for gardening or avoid. Thank you

[@julie-annhughes563]

Same question I have

[@zteveh]

If you don't cut the bottom of the pallet but strip it down, you can measure and cut the larger pieces and have your sides perfect.

[@kshamahirekhan7814]

I love to see your videos. Certainly it is giving me the same answers which I am looking for. Just wondering how do I save my garden space from acorn or oaknuts.

[@ernestoizabal2451]

What type of dirt to use?

[@jimmycodmw2]

i love her. :'( she is so beautiful omg

[@raspberryjazz]

Yours videos are great.. I have ply wood which is from our old TV stand which we dismantled and not using it anymore. Just wondering if I can make a wooden planter out of it. Ply woods are ok for planters or that is chemically treated. what are your thoughts?

[@Lovelygreens]

Plywood disintegates quickly once wet. I'm also suspicious of the glues and other materials used to hold it together and don't think it's food-safe.

[@raspberryjazz]

@@Lovelygreens Thanks for your response :)

[@johnschweiger1079]

Even though lockdown is easing its still a pain in the backside getting stuff

[@Lovelygreens]

I agree and many things I’ve ordered online have taken weeks to arrive.

[@johnschweiger1079]

Lovely Greens yeah and I've literally got nothing to do what with losing my job to covid-19. So I'm really at a loss of what to do