Square Cedar Raised Garden Planter - 3' x 3'

Questions about the Square Cedar Raised Garden Planter - 3' x 3'

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• From Nancy at 3/4/12 9:59 PM
  • What vegetables are best for these planters?
  • Most shallow and medium depth rooting vegetables are best for this planter. We have a salad garden in ours (lettuce, radishes, chives, cherry tomatoes). Here is an article which shows the soil depth requirements for popular vegetables:
    http://eartheasy.com/raised-beds-soil-depth-requirements.html
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• From Natalie at 5/24/11 9:00 AM
  • Do you recommend painting or staining the wood?
  • We have two of these planters on our patio, and I did coat them with non-toxic tung oil finish.
    
    These planters are made of cedar, and do not require stain or protective finish. Over time, the golden-brown color of the cedar will turn silver-grey. The wood retains its integrity however. People only need to apply a stain or finish if they want to preserve the golden-brown color of the cedar.
    
    I think these planters are very attractive, and the wood is planed smooth (unlike many cedar planters which use rough cedar). They do look great when given a tung oil finish, especially on patios which have finished wood decks or rails.
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• From Terie J. at 4/1/11 1:27 PM
  • I'm interested in growing some lettuce, radishes, carrots, herbs & tomatoe plant. Is that too much?
  • I think you could grow these simultaneously in the 3' x 3' planter. However, carrots are a root crop and the soil depth of the planter might be a bit shallow for carrots.
    Make sure to plant the tomato in the back of the planter so it does not shade the other crops.The tomato will be tallest of the plants you want to grow. You will need to stake it or use a wire tomato cage.
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• From Judy at 3/19/11 1:20 AM
  • Is assembly required or does it come already assembled?
  • The Square Cedar Raised Garden Planter is shipped in a flat box and is partly assembled. The sides sections are already together. You have to screw the legs to the sides, insert the cross slats and bottom liner. and screw on the four caps which top each corner.
    I have assembled several of these planters and it took me 10 - 15 minutes each.
    Greg
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• From Lenora Parker at 3/17/11 10:10 AM
  • Can this planter be disassembled without damaging it, and then reassembled? I want to use several of these at my daughter's reception and them move them to our home. Thank you.
  • Yes, the Square Cedar Raised Garden Planter can be easily disassembled and then reassembled to be used again. The four prefabricated sides are nailed and not meant to be taken apart, but all assembly done by the purchaser is done using screws. So you can unscrew the planter sides and legs, and it can be moved to a new location and then reassembled. Also, when disassembled, the planter can be stored flat, so it takes up very little space.
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• From Cathy at 2/27/11 11:33 AM
  • How much space is needed in these beds for tomatoe plants?
  • Tomato plants should be spaced 18" - 24". You could grow one or two tomato plants in these planters, and still have room for other veggies like salad greens, one or two broccoli plants, etc. You would need to provide a stake or tomato cage for the tomatoes since they are climbers and would collapse without support.
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• From Dick Chadwick at 2/25/11 11:14 PM
  • Why don't you ship to Hawaii? Your site lists only the "lower 48". Too bad, it looks good. I guess I'll have to find a carpenter.
    
    Dick Chadwick
    chaddo@aol.com
    Phone: 808-965-1934
  • We would like to ship to Hawaii and Alaska but the cost of shipping is prohibitive. Customers don't want to pay this added cost, and if there is any problem with the order, returns are subject to the same shipping cost again, which can often exceed the valus of the product. Products shipped by boat may lower the shipping cost but the time it takes is a barrier to sales. We have struggled with this because we would like to serve these states, but these costs and time delays are a real roadblock.
    Thank you for your interest.
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• From Joy at 2/25/11 2:18 PM
  • Has anyone with a wheelchair used this product. Can the chair get under the tallest one?
  • Yes. We have supplied these planters to facilities for the handicapped, and we have also tried them ourselves, using a wheelchair. The 36" model is tall enough that a person in a wheelchair can have their knees under the planter so they can be close enough to tend it. The downside of this model height, however, is that the gardener needs to raise their arms higher to tend the bed, and this may be uncomfortable over time for some people.
    
    We also had an occupational threapist (who specializes in gardening for the elderly and handicapped) give them a try, and she suggests that even though a person in a wheelchair can fit their legs beneath the 36" model, the 24" model was preferable to wheelchair users. With the 24" model, the user wheels alongside the planter and works it from their side rather than front-on. The gardener can work comfortably without having to lift their arms to tend the bed.
    
    You can see in the product photos there is one of a person in a wheelchair tending the bed. In this picture, she is working alongside the 24" model.
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• From Barbara J. at 2/10/11 1:54 PM
  • Will the wooden legs hold up if placed in the yard as opposed to on a patio or deck?
    It the yard is a little uneven, how do you recommend leveling it?
  • Hi Barbara,
    
    The wooden legs of the Square Cedar Raised Garden Planter will hold up if the planter is set on the ground (lawn or dirt). However, I recommend that you set it on blocks. This is because the end-grain of the legs would wick moisture upwards, staining the bottom of the legs and, over time, decaying the wood. If you don't like the way it looks on blocks, you can set the blocks into the ground so only a 1/4" shows.
    To level the bed, adjust the depth of the blocks. (The blocks can be anything - brick, patio pavers, or short pieces of 2 x 4 lumber.)
    
    Greg
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