planter box for potted bananas

Ethan · 07-26-2007, 02:32 PM

I live in an area that gets very hot in summer and cold (for CA) in winter. Because of this, I have two bananas in pots. A D. Jamaican red and SDC, both are in 15gal black containers. I find it is difficult to get all the sunlight possible for my plants without their pots (roots) cooking in the sun. My solution was to build my own planter boxes. They were constructed out of redwood and leftover plywood from my home being reroofed. The bottom of the boxes has good drainage and they are about 6" off the ground for airflow. I used two coats of primer and two of outdoor paint on them. Once the pots were in the boxes, I filled around them and up over the top of the pots with bark chunks. I need to remove a pup from my SDC to send a few states over, probably this weekend. The trellis in the first pic is for one of my hylocereus (dragonfruit) hybrids.

hope you enjoy,
-Ethan

Lagniappe · 07-26-2007, 02:38 PM

Hey Ethan ,
Did you draw a plan for those ? Cause if you have it on your computer and it wouldn't be too hard to post ....I'm just sayin' .
Those look great and I would like to build some here .
Pete

Ethan · 07-26-2007, 02:55 PM

hello Pete,
I did draw a very general plan for them but as with most projects, it was modified.

Basicaly for one box (off the top of my head):
4-20x20 plywood pieces
3-2x4x20 for skids (feet)
6-2x20 scrap plywood (bottom slats)
4-2x24(?) scrap plywood (decorative trim on top)
4-1x1x16? scraps for corner connectors
bunch of screws and few other trim and shim pieces of wood.
I'll see if I can throw something blueprintish together for you.

glad you liked it,
-Ethan

Lagniappe · 07-26-2007, 03:15 PM

Thats great , thanks . I should be able to get blueprinty with those measurements along with the pics .
Pete

Kylie2x · 07-26-2007, 04:03 PM

Ethan those looks great you did a wonderful job....I wish I had somewhere to put some... We are working on a new deck I bet there is some way to incorporate them as a permanent fixture in the plan.. Thanks for posting your pic's you have given me a bunch to think about...
Kylie

07-26-2007, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lagniappe Banana Padawan Lagniappe's Photo Gallery Location: North La Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Pete Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 805 BananaBucks : 8,063 Feedback: 20 / 100% Thanks: 185 Thanked 154 Times in 92 Posts Welcomes: 235	Re: planter box for potted bananas Hey Ethan , Did you draw a plan for those ? Cause if you have it on your computer and it wouldn't be too hard to post ....I'm just sayin' . Those look great and I would like to build some here . Pete __________________ I'm not tipsy ! I'm just not very articulate and maybe a lil tipsy .

07-26-2007, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ethan Junior Coot Ethan's Photo Gallery Location: Bakersfield, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 82 BananaBucks : 461 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Welcomes: 0	Re: planter box for potted bananas hello Pete, I did draw a very general plan for them but as with most projects, it was modified. Basicaly for one box (off the top of my head): 4-20x20 plywood pieces 3-2x4x20 for skids (feet) 6-2x20 scrap plywood (bottom slats) 4-2x24(?) scrap plywood (decorative trim on top) 4-1x1x16? scraps for corner connectors bunch of screws and few other trim and shim pieces of wood. I'll see if I can throw something blueprintish together for you. glad you liked it, -Ethan

07-26-2007, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lagniappe Banana Padawan Lagniappe's Photo Gallery Location: North La Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Pete Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 805 BananaBucks : 8,063 Feedback: 20 / 100% Thanks: 185 Thanked 154 Times in 92 Posts Welcomes: 235	Re: planter box for potted bananas Thats great , thanks . I should be able to get blueprinty with those measurements along with the pics . Pete __________________ I'm not tipsy ! I'm just not very articulate and maybe a lil tipsy .

07-26-2007, 04:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kylie2x Senior Member Kylie2x's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,059 BananaBucks : 3,846 Feedback: 20 / 100% Thanks: 134 Thanked 119 Times in 91 Posts Welcomes: 155	Re: planter box for potted bananas Ethan those looks great you did a wonderful job....I wish I had somewhere to put some... We are working on a new deck I bet there is some way to incorporate them as a permanent fixture in the plan.. Thanks for posting your pic's you have given me a bunch to think about... Kylie

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