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Valor_X · 04-28-2021, 08:48 AM

I got the idea to re-use my old truck tires for a make-shift Planter/Raised Bed
I cut the sidewalls off with a knife so it's literally just the tire tread stacked on each other.

With all 3 tires stacked it's 29" Wide x 25" Tall
It took about 7 cu ft. of soil

Even though the tires are completely open all the way to the ground, I still drilled extra drain holes on the sides of the bottom tire to ensure good drainage from the clay at the ground.

Here it is next to a 26" whiskey barrel planter (sitting on top of bricks)

04-28-2021, 08:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
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