I want to build a small rolling outdoor planter using galvanized pipe and a soil tub.

I think I have the frame planned out, but I need the tub that the soil will sit in.

I would like something like the tub pictured here:



But i am totally unable to find anything like that online.

Any ideas?

The one pictured retails for around $150, so no way I will simply "buy it"...

 

I searched "trough" on Amazon. There is a plastic option too.
I'm sure local farm equipment stores would have similar stuff too.

 

Thanks, had not seen that plastic tub. Was trying to avoid the metal ones, I need a decent lip on the top edge to hold it into the metal tube frame.

 

Mobile weed garden you say?

 

Anyone have an idea where to source one that looks similar to the one pictured?

 

Perhaps window box planters are what you are looking for.

The scale of the planter is hard to tell from the photo.

 

I have seen that one in person and it's about 4x2x2 so the window box ones are just too small.

EDIT: website says "height 23" width 15.5" length 33" depth 12-14"" ( http://stores.foodmapdesign.com/foodmap-container/ )

 

I've seen some robust commercial storage containers that might work

http://endural.com/modular-tote-boxes-other/ - like these

The last one on the list is just a tad short though. Also this stuff is always hard to find a source for that doesn't require you have an account.

 

You want to make it even easier to steal your plants?

 

When it comes to plants, Stogie likes to roll his own.

The price of the commercial tubs alone will probably make the one in the OP look like a steal.

 

Get a giant rubbermaid storage container? Should be able to get the size you want. Why do you need one that's 2 feet tall?

 

^^ It's how he "rolls"

 

Well, because it is not for me and I have been told it must be "cute" or "pretty" or some such nonsense...

 

How's the marriage going

 

http://www.denver-modern.com/blog/20...rban-gardening

http://stores.foodmapdesign.com

 

1.) Buy giant Rubbermaid container and can of spray paint in desired color
2.) Paint giant container with spray paint of desired color.
3.) ????
4.) Profit.

 

that's where I plucked those images from, and they want $150 for the tall one...

That was my suggestion... I received a luke-warm response...

 

buy a plastic 55 gallon drum and cut it in half...
make something out of wood and line it with plastic..
steal a bunch of postal bulk mail boxes

sorry, I'm out of idea.

 

lukewarm isn't a no, go for it.

 

Well, settled on a plastic tote.

Drilled some holes in the bottom for drainage, painted it orange, filled the bottom with gravel (about 3-4") then the rest with potting soil.

Added 6 herb plants, all in the 4" pot size, very small.

Mint (left in pot, planted directly into soil to control spread)
Chive
Dill
Basil
Rosemary
Oregano

After about a month, the results:



The basil is kind of out of control! We are going to make some pesto this weekend to trim it back a bit. The dill is behind it and frankly the basil is shading the dill too much. I am used to dill taking over and growing large, so I put in the back, woops... Who would have known...

 

Nice!

I love ingenuity in regards to growing veggies and herbs. It's so easy!

 

Should have spent the $150

 

Pesto?

 

Making it today...

 

 

it worked.

Also, the basil is a tree now. It has become a problem.