Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
I have been using some plastic and some terra-cota containers, and I
am thinking of building my own containers out of wood, which is cheaper, looks more attractive and allows modular designs that are harder to get with other materials. My main concern is about treating the wood against decay: 1- Potting soil versus garden soil: I have been using garden soil with remarkable success, using organic techniques that avoid hardening. However, would garden soil make the container decay faster ? 2- Painting the container: Which paint is non-toxic for the plants and does not accumulate toxins in the plants ? Should I paint the container from the inside as well ? |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
I've heard cypress and cedar are two decay-resistent woods used for raised
beds. debbie "Gabriel" wrote in message om... I have been using some plastic and some terra-cota containers, and I am thinking of building my own containers out of wood, which is cheaper, looks more attractive and allows modular designs that are harder to get with other materials. My main concern is about treating the wood against decay: 1- Potting soil versus garden soil: I have been using garden soil with remarkable success, using organic techniques that avoid hardening. However, would garden soil make the container decay faster ? 2- Painting the container: Which paint is non-toxic for the plants and does not accumulate toxins in the plants ? Should I paint the container from the inside as well ? |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
Redwood is rot resistant although prices have been rising lately. Suggest a
lumberyard instead of the big box! I used Henry Asphalt Emulsion on the inside of planters for water resistance as it's used for waterseal under grade. I used Cabot colored oil based stain on the outside of the planters and label suggests 3-4 years between applications whether horizontal or vertical. They also make waterbased. http://cabotstains.com/ I have been using some plastic and some terra-cota containers, and I am thinking of building my own containers out of wood, which is cheaper, looks more attractive and allows modular designs that are harder to get with other materials. My main concern is about treating the wood against decay: 1- Potting soil versus garden soil: I have been using garden soil with remarkable success, using organic techniques that avoid hardening. However, would garden soil make the container decay faster ? 2- Painting the container: Which paint is non-toxic for the plants and does not accumulate toxins in the plants ? Should I paint the container from the inside as well ? Name works for E-mail |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
I am in process of building a couple of rather large planters to be placed
outside. The previous post mentioned fiberglassing the inside of your container. Ensure that you use only epoxy if you want to waterproof it. Polyester resins will allow moisture to penetrate into the wood and it will rot. I plan to completely encase my planters in epoxy, including the inside of the drain holes, and paint to provide ultraviolet protection for the epoxy. Good luck with yours. |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
use redwood or cypress. they dont rot. all latex is fine for paint. I use Menards
best grade of exterior for decks and cement and it isnt flaking. the Behr stuff from Home Depot flaked the first year I put it on. so much for the most expensive. pffft. Ingrid (Gabriel) wrote: I have been using some plastic and some terra-cota containers, and I am thinking of building my own containers out of wood, which is cheaper, looks more attractive and allows modular designs that are harder to get with other materials. My main concern is about treating the wood against decay: 1- Potting soil versus garden soil: I have been using garden soil with remarkable success, using organic techniques that avoid hardening. However, would garden soil make the container decay faster ? 2- Painting the container: Which paint is non-toxic for the plants and does not accumulate toxins in the plants ? Should I paint the container from the inside as well ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
wrote:
for raised beds I line them on the inside with plastic ... the cheap kind. Ingrid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
On 26 Feb 2003 10:01:34 -0800, (Gabriel)
wrote: I have been using some plastic and some terra-cota containers, and I am thinking of building my own containers out of wood, which is cheaper, looks more attractive and allows modular designs that are harder to get with other materials. My main concern is about treating the wood against decay: 1- Potting soil versus garden soil: I have been using garden soil with remarkable success, using organic techniques that avoid hardening. However, would garden soil make the container decay faster ? 2- Painting the container: Which paint is non-toxic for the plants and does not accumulate toxins in the plants ? Should I paint the container from the inside as well ? use roofing tar on the inside. there is a water soluble asphaltic roofing material which stands up very well. the OTHER thing you can do, which i do because i have plants which sit in wood containers for years, is to line the container with plastic, and punch holes in the bottom. Sooner or later, wood rots. You can postpone it this way without dealing with toxic materials. |
Long-lasting wooden containers for balcony garden
On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 18:28:42 -0800, hermine stover
wrote: use roofing tar on the inside. really, use a nasty oil based product , that's good for root development! Regards, tomj |
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