Content
- How to build a flower box from pallets yourself
- Material and tool list
- Instructions for the reconstruction work
- Decorative blackboard names plants by name - This is how it is with blackboard paint
- Tips
Euro pallets can be used to build stylish balcony boxes
How to build a flower box from pallets yourself
Banal plastic flower boxes are taboo on the creatively designed balcony. The trend is to use plant pots made of natural materials to make a balcony box yourself. Resourceful home gardeners have discovered Euro pallets as a starting point. This guide explains step by step how to convert a Euro pallet into a planter.
Material and tool list
Euro pallets are usually also pine wood, which is impregnated with heat and without the use of chemical substances. Throughout Europe, the pallets serve for transport purposes after a cross-border exchange system. Again and again, some of these pallets fall out of the system and can be purchased by private individuals. Please note that even a discarded euro pallet is worth cash and not a waste product. Do not just pick up a pallet on the side of the road, ask the owner to give it away for free or for a purchase price.
Instructions for the reconstruction work
The following instructions explain step by step how to make a Euro pallet to a small balcony box that you can hang on the wall or a railing. How to do it right:
If the pallet boards close the flower box flush, please drill two small holes as water drain. Only then do you dress the box with the opened trash bag or the pond liner. Tack the foil on all sides. Finally, cut the lining in a cross shape over the bottom holes so that irrigation water can drain away unhindered.
Decorative blackboard names plants by name - This is how it is with blackboard paint
A euro pallet as a balcony box is predestined to plant herbs. So you do not have to puzzle over which species thrive here, tag the planting with a blackboard. This is quite easy with a special blackboard color. The liquid paint cures within 24 hours and can be rewritten over and over again, much like a blackboard.
Sand the front of the balcony box smooth and mark the painting area with the painter's tape. Blurred edges can later be easily corrected with sandpaper. After the board color has dried, make a decorative frame from the remaining hemp rope by attaching the rope all around with all-purpose glue.
Tips
To make a europallet flower box winter proof, the nature-related appearance must not be affected by bubble wrap. Cover the balcony box with winter fleece made from sheep's wool or coconut mats, protect the plants from frost damage and still not break the style.