Turning an old wheelbarrow into a beautiful rustic planter is a fun, creative way to upcycle and grow a portable garden of flowers, herbs, and bush-style edibles. Get the kids involved!
Materials needed:
- Wheelbarrow
- Drill and 3/4-inch bit
- Fine window screen (optional)
- Scissors (metal screen) or tin snips (aluminum screen)
- Garden gloves
- Miracle-Gro® Moisture Control® Potting Mix
- Young plants (flowers, lettuce or other greens, herbs, or bush-style vegetable plants) like those from Bonnie Plants®
- Mulch
- Miracle-Gro® Liquafeed® All Purpose Plant Food
Directions:
1. Drill 3/4-inch holes into the bottom of the wheelbarrow for drainage, spacing them about 4 to 6 inches apart. If the wheelbarrow already has large holes from rust, you don’t need to add more, but you may want to cut a piece of fine window screen to fit the bottom (to help keep soil from washing out).







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