Given I will put some stones on the bottom, how many bags of soil would you recommend I buy to use this as a planter?
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4 to 5 bags depending on how many stones you use. Be sure to drill holes in the bottom!
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If I remember right, I put in like 4 ( 2 cu ft bags ) of like Miragle Grow enriched potting soil and then mixed in regular ground dirt. I drilled like 8 holes in the bottom of the trough, then placed about 2 inches of gravel, then placed weed block fabric on top of the gravel, then put the Miiracle Grow and dirt mixture on top of that.
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I have never put dirt or rocks in this and after a short period of time the zinc coating is worn off on the bottom in spots. I suspect if you put rocks and dirt in it the coating would be gone very quickly and the bottom will corrode. This holds 74 gallons to the brim which is 296 quarts. Perhaps 250 quarts would do it for you. About 8 bags of 32 qt soil.
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you will probably have to screw them together (they might slide off of each other). also the more you stack the more soil you're going to need.
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I can just tell you that I have a planter that is about 20 sq ft and I used about 3 packets. So u will probably need 6 times that.
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Gladly. I needed 3 - 1.5 cu ft bags. If you plant things in it that come in pots with soil, that is enough. If you put seed in you might want to add 1 bag if 0.75 cu ft extra. I have 3 boxes, 1 for flowers, 1 for herbs & 1 for seeds of greens. I love the boxes.
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Depends on the root depth of what you are planting. I put a weed block fabric on the bottom of mine. Planted tomato on the deeper side and broccoli on the lower side. Lettuce and cabbage should do well. It's really very similar to container garden. Right depth of soil and good drainage. Adequate sun and shade.
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I would say no; I ended up purchasing another bag. If you plan on having plants, you'll need more flourite to mound around them. My tank is 20 gallons and I needed two, so at least two for sure!
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I used about 10 bags of 2 cubic feet. If you could find some cheap (but clean, uncontaminated) fill dirt, you could use less good quality soil on top.
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If I remember correctly, I think we used the small pebbles instead of sand.The base is pretty big so you would probably need 2 small to medium size bags.Our grandkids love it !
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One bag is enough for about a one inch layer of in a 30 gallon tank. So no, not really; you'll want at least a 2" substrate for plants to be happy, and that's why you're planning on buying Flourite, isn't it? I used one bag of this and two 12 lb bags of Carib Sea Flora Max in my 30 gal. Plant growth is great. I do use additional fertilizers, though.
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We used a combination of Miracle Grow potting soil and garden soil. 2 large bags of each and had about 1/2 bag left over.
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I drilled holes in the bottom and put about an inch of small gravel in the bottom. I planted lettuce, broccoli, radishes, and carrots - doing well.
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Wouldn't be a bad idea although I lined mine with landscape fabric (bottom and up the sides) and put 2" of pea pebbles (not gravel) in the bottom before adding soil. It's gorgeous and works for me!
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I used 3 for my 3x3 square foot garden..they recommend 4 bags for a 4x4 raised bed garden.
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I used twelve 40 pound bags of soil for each bed. They could have held a little more if I remember correctly (I first filled them last year), but that was certainly sufficient for a successful vegetable garden.
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A small bag of potting soil is only a few bucks and will fill the planters several times
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Yes I think so. I could see using it for that. The bottom has plenty of space for bags of soil if they are not the super large size. The upper shelf will fit clay pots nicely. I'll try the add pictures this weekend of the inside
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I put down brown paper bags. I left them intact so they would be thicker. The best thing would be to dig it up and make it level. I didn't but I can tell some corners sunk lower after a few months but we get really hot then really wet weather. One thing I am going to do this year, I bought a 12 ft piece of 1x8 and will cut it to fit the open area between the front and the back. They should really include a piece for this area because the dirt does flow down if you get a lot of rain plus I put mine up against my house so when it rains without gutters it hits right in that area. They look nice and make it easy to work on your garden. I put down brown paper bags. I left them intact so they would be thicker. The best thing would be to dig it up and make it level. I didn't but I can tell some corners sunk lower after a few months but we get really hot then really wet weather. One thing I am going to do this year, I bought a 12 ft piece of 1x8 and will cut it to fit the open area between the front and the back. They should really include a piece for this area because the dirt does flow down if you get a lot of rain plus I put mine up against my house so when it rains without gutters it hits right in that area. They look... » Read More I put down brown paper bags. I left them intact so they would be thicker. The best thing would be to dig it up and make it level. I didn't but I can tell some corners sunk lower after a few months but we get really hot then really wet weather. One thing I am going to do this year, I bought a 12 ft piece of 1x8 and will cut it to fit the open area between the front and the back. They should really include a piece for this area because the dirt does flow down if you get a lot of rain plus I put mine up against my house so when it rains without gutters it hits right in that area. They look nice and make it easy to work on your garden. « Show Less