What you need
• Wood
• Nails
• Wooden batons
What to do
Make your grow boxes using wood. The ideal
size is 60 cm long by 45 cm wide and 15 cm
high. Reinforce the corners with wooden
batons and make sure that you use plenty of
nails to attach the base – you don’t want it to
break under the weight of the soil. Remember
that the boxes should be easy to carry: don’t
be tempted to make them any bigger.
Leave about half a centimetre between each
plank or make small drainage holes. Stand
the boxes on small wooden batons or bricks.
4.2 Making a grow box
