Was recently inspired to build a new planter for growing more healthy food. I鈥檝e built a lot of planters with salvaged fences & wood, but fallen trees are my favorite. They are full of good biology, create space for life & will feed the soil as the dirt settles.
Step 1
Dig a hole in whatever shape you like. I use the post diggers, one of my favorite tools, dug about a foot deep
Step 2
Cut & Collect the Wood
Drove the truck down the hill & fired up the old chainsaw. I like tall planters because I hate bending over & the plants love the deep soft dirt
There are a few fun trails to crawl around back here
Step 3
Insert linkin logs into trench for the frame
Step 4
Fill with dirt
The little tractor makes this part super easy
I used a bunch of field dirt & top grasses for the large majority, then put a scoop of really fancy organic water only soil on top to get things started well.
Plants will be happy in here, it鈥檚 full of worms & bugs & life
Perhaps a special person will help me plant it 馃挌
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