Markymark
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I was at work and was thinking for a second the biggest wasted space that I really can't do much with is? My garden entrance! So I was sitting there thinking for a second and this is what struck me. The door really couldn't serve a purpose for a large plant like a tomato so I thought that this would make it most usable. So I think all together the door cost me about $30 dollars to make.
Items I used was two 2x6x10's, the door is 7 feet tall, and 3 feet wide. For the boards on the bottom and the lattice I used redwood dog eared boards, I got 3 nicely sized 4 inch hinges for the door, I also installed some cabling on the top to prevent it from slouching. Reinforced the 4x4 on the right with some 45 degree bracing, and installed the 2x4 on top to help keep the door from sagging, and it also shares a similar design with the pergola. The bottom board probably has a 5-10 degree slope and has a 1/2 gap (I circled it in the picture) at the right side that allows water to exit, I also drilled 5 holes (7/16) in the bottom board for additional drainage. Once the compost, and 1 lb of rock dust settles I'll mulch on the top just so it doesn't dry out. It's already setup on drip irrigation so no watering required (I watered in my plants just to make sure transplant shock if any doesn't happen to bad).
FYI the lattice isn't sloping, it's the planter box on the bottom that allows the water to exit out the backside of the box. I tested the drainage on the box and it works well. The white powder on the box is rock dust, when people ask it's my garden crack. Bad joke but it does lighten the mood real quick.
Items I used was two 2x6x10's, the door is 7 feet tall, and 3 feet wide. For the boards on the bottom and the lattice I used redwood dog eared boards, I got 3 nicely sized 4 inch hinges for the door, I also installed some cabling on the top to prevent it from slouching. Reinforced the 4x4 on the right with some 45 degree bracing, and installed the 2x4 on top to help keep the door from sagging, and it also shares a similar design with the pergola. The bottom board probably has a 5-10 degree slope and has a 1/2 gap (I circled it in the picture) at the right side that allows water to exit, I also drilled 5 holes (7/16) in the bottom board for additional drainage. Once the compost, and 1 lb of rock dust settles I'll mulch on the top just so it doesn't dry out. It's already setup on drip irrigation so no watering required (I watered in my plants just to make sure transplant shock if any doesn't happen to bad).
FYI the lattice isn't sloping, it's the planter box on the bottom that allows the water to exit out the backside of the box. I tested the drainage on the box and it works well. The white powder on the box is rock dust, when people ask it's my garden crack. Bad joke but it does lighten the mood real quick.
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