Plastic barrel ideas

Stylish and Low Cost 55 Gallon Drum Planters: I wanted to build some simple, low cost & attractive containers for a few fruit trees that were ready to be replanted in my backyard. Using second hand 55 gallon food safe plastic barrels and some scrap wood that I cleaned up on the p…

Besides storage, you can cut a barrel in half in either direction to use for a planter, tub or a variety of things. This is a guide about uses for 50 gallon plastic barrels.

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Raised Planter Stand: This is a solution I came up with for planting a garden above my septic system leach field. I didn't want to plant directly on the field, or even create a raised bed. I had access to 55 gallon juice drums and thought I would make use of 3 of them. T…

Recycling metal barrels can be an amazing adventure

A container garden with tomato plants in movable blue plastic barrels. So versatile! More helpful info at http://www.tomatodirt.com/growing-tomatoes-in-pots.html.

On our homestead, 55 gallon plastic barrels get turned into water collection systems and containers for plants and dwarf trees. They’re inexpensive, safe (we use food-grade barrels), functional, and easy to come by. But with a little imagination, however, there is so much more potential for plastic barrels! They can repurposed to make many new […]

I love the sound of running water. It's so calming and since we had an empty spot just outside our kitchen window, we decided to turn one of our empty drums int…

Wooden planter boxes are a staple in most gardens at some point in time or another. Planter boxes are on sale everywhere as soon as Read More

Add a DIY rain barrel to your home or garden . It's easy, affordable, and can be made a decorative asset to your landscape. Come see!

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Learn how to upcycle a used 55-gallon plastic barrel into a back-yard compost tumbler! With a few DIY modifications you can build a rotating, aerating, compost-making tumbler of your own. (And, yes, we can help you find recycled barrels near you.) #DIY #compost #upcycle #rainbarrels #organicgardening

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I had been thinking of building a feed trough style worm bed for some time. I found some plastic 55 gallon drums on Craigslist. My dad had some pine 2X4s cut from his saw mill, and we were in bus…