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How to make a rolling vegie box

Out of the box! - by Charlie Albone
  • 19 Mar 2021

Sometimes the best spot for your vegie garden is where you want to sit and take time out, or where you want to entertain, or the kids want to let off some steam. Make the space multi-purpose – vegie plot most of the time, your space other times – with a garden in a box you can just wheel out of the way. Team it up with smaller planter you can easily lift. Gardens can be so accommodating!

Gather your supplies

  • 70 x 45mm treated pine
  • Marine ply
  • 18mm marine plywood
  • Recycled fence palings
  • Grow bags
  • Seedlings

You’ll also need

Circular saw; tape measure; drill, 100 and 50mm galvanised batten screws; 30mm galvanised screws; 75 x 75 x 40mm Make-A-Brackets; 15mm galvanised button head screws; handles with supplied screws; heavy-duty castors (4)

For you to note

These steps are for a five-framed rolling vegie box. You can also make one with only two frames, and not bother with wheels.

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You can move your box around the garden and follow the sun, especially as the shadows get longer in winter

Here’s how

Step 1

Using a circular saw, cut treated pine into lengths measuring 2 x 660mm long and 2 x 400mm wide.

Step 2 

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Position ends against sides, predrill, the join lengths using 100mm batten screws to create a frame. 

Step 3

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Cut marine ply into 750 x 400mm rectangle and attach to frame, using 50mm batten screws.

Step 4

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Drill drainage holes in centre of plywood base. 

Step 5 

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Cut fence palings to fit around frame so sides overlap ends. Secure using 30mm screws, making sure top edge sits above the frame to same distance as thickness of the palings. 

Step 6

Cut palings to make a cover that will sit flat within the frame and hide the grow bag. Bend and snap brackets in half, then use halves as plates to join palings. Screw through plates into palings using button head screws. Position cover on frames. 

Step 7

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Attach handles to box ends using the supplied screws. 

Step 8

Build another pine frame to make a base for the top box to sit on. Clad with palings but position them flush with top of base frame. Screw blocksin corners. 

Step 9

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Position top box on base box, place grow bag in top box, open and plant with seedlings. Water in. 

Step 10

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To make a tall box, build a 750 x 400mm plinth frame for top box to sit on. To work out height, measure width of 4 palings, then add 20mm. Deduct the height of the castors from this measurement. Build frame using treated pine and 100mm batten screws.

Step 11

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Cut palings to size to clad plinth frame and screw in place. 

Step 12

Screw castors to base of plinth frame.

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Charlie Albone
Charlie Albone
Charlie has worked internationally and in Australia for the past 17 years, designing and building gardens that are timeless, inspiring and enjoyable to spend time in. In 2015 and 2016, he was awarded two Silver gilt medals for his own gardens at the world’s most prestigious flower show The Chelsea Flower Show.

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