Thanks for the burlap and chicken wire idea. I've been thinking about building a tiered down front from a four foot high retainer type wall that I could plant vegetables in but kept wondering how to do it planter style that allowed for drainage at the bottom. That way you wouldn't lose any of your crop due to to dry or wet of a season.
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I have also used some cedar fence plank places across the bottom with about 1/2 inch gap between. Then place the burlap over it. You could also cover the whole bottom and drill a bunch of 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch holes al over it. There are quite a few ways to make a good draining box. The way I tend to do it depends on what I have laying around. Lol
I had thought about making the bottoms out of wood like when making a regular planter then drilling holes in it. The price of wood makes that rather expensive compared to your idea, replacing the burlap every so often also wouldn't seem to be quite as expensive replacing wood that could develop wood rot over time as using treated lumber wouldn't seem like a very good idea. I appreciate you thoughts on the subject.
It’s crazy how to expensive wood can get. That is part of the reason I hoard all the scraps. Lol