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Planter Box to catch downpipe water

  • 03-09-2019 11:38am
    #1
    dubber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭


    Looking to put together something like this:

    https://www.melbournewater.com.au/media/448/download

    Has anyone attempted this? Also, anyone know where I can get decent sized planter boxes at a reasonable cost?


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  • #2
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,370 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    A few issues I would have with that spec...
    No membrane to stop the sand/etc filling up the gaps and eventually blocking the whole thing up.
    Also, on "French Drain" type pipes like that, the holes should be placed on the bottom, not the top!


  • #3
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    I wonder how that set up would work in our climate- would the high volume of rainfall we get not just wash any nutrients out of the soil/ growing medium in short order. You might end up with nothing capable of growing there only weeds and moss.


  • #4
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    jack of all wrote: »
    I wonder how that set up would work in our climate- would the high volume of rainfall we get not just wash any nutrients out of the soil/ growing medium in short order. You might end up with nothing capable of growing there only weeds and moss.

    it rains alot in Melbourne too :D


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