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Simply ready for spuds

Mark Rayner shows how to construct a simple, space-saving potato planter.

You will need: Eleven 1.5m rough sawn fence palings, pencil, tape measure, set square, saw, exterior PVA glue, 40mm and 50mm galvanised nails and a paintbrush. Resene Quick Dry waterborne primer undercoat and Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Kaitoke Green and Resene Green House.

To assemble the planter: Fix the first two sections together, fill with quality potting mix or topsoil. Plant seed potatoes. Once potato sprouts appear, attach a third section and top up with soil or potting mix. When the potato sprouts appear again, attach another section, top up with with soil and repeat the process once more.

As seen in kiwigardener

Step 1 how to construct a potato planter

Step 1
Saw 10 fence palings in half, as shown.

Step 2 how to construct a potato planter

Step 2
Cut the remaining fence paling into 16 equal pieces to form the interior support struts.

Step 3 how to construct a potato planter

Step 3
Attach four lengths of fence paling together to form a square, fixing at each corner with PVA glue and 50mm nails. Use the set square to ensure corners are at right angles.

Step 4 how to construct a potato planter

Step 4
Repeat step three with the remaining lengths of fence paling to form five squares in total.

Step 5 how to construct a potato planter

Step 5
Attach a support strut in the centre of each side of four of the squares, as shown, fixing with PVA glue and 40mm nails.

Step 6 how to construct a potato planter

Step 6
Prime each section of the planter with Resene Quick Dry and allow to dry for two hours.

Step 7 how to construct a potato planter

Step 7
Paint two of the sections with two coats of Resene Green House, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step 8 how to construct a potato planter

Step 8
Paint the three remaining sections with two coats of Resene Kaitoke Green, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

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