I've wanted to buy pallets for a while now but the place selling it, is closed on weekends and I don't have transport during the week. So, about two weeks ago someone brought me a few pallets absolutely free, I don't know where they got it from or what it was used for, but it looks quite new.
My initial plan was to make raised garden beds, but these pallets are smaller than the ones I wanted to buy. So, I decided to just modify it a bit by removing every second plank and also one of the support planks. Now I can simply place it where I want it, fill it up with soil and start planting. And I've got some extra wood to build a planter or two.
Extra Wood
Tools I used to remove the planks
Stamp showing the treatment used
Another great thing about these pallets is that it has been heat treated and not chemically treated, which makes it perfect for vegetable gardening.
What the Stamp Means
The packaging standard that protects the world's forests from disease is called the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures no. 15 (ISPM15).
Every piece of wooden packaging that is treated is stamped with an internationally recognised mark to prove the packaging item has been treated to the ISPM15 standard. This mark essentially acts as a passport for the packaging item allowing it to be confidently transported across international borders with the knowledge it does not contain wood-borne pests.
An example of what I want to do with the pallets...
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I hope this method of planting is going to be cat proof, event though we don't have any cats of our own, our next door neighbours have a combined number of 7 or 8 cats and that's besides all the other cats running around. It's very frustrating having to clean up after cats that aren't even yours.
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