blossom Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Has anyone planted up wine barrels? I'm in a rental and fed up of not having a veggie garden since moving in November. I've ordered 6 half wine barrels. I'm planning on using one as a little water garden and planting the rest up. At least a couple will have trees in and then herbs or strawberries around the bottoms. Just wondering if anyone else had planted up wine barrels and had any tips. Once they are filled they are pretty much stuck there, so anything anyone else wishes they had done differently would be great to hear. Thanks. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest40285 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 @blossom79, I grew a Navel Orange and a Tahitian Lime in half wine barrels, some of the best citrus ever, Being a nurserywoman you would know about the potting mix and fertiliser eh, I had mine up on a few old brick pavers so they drained well and didn't get wet feet, landlord asked me to leave them there, they looked great and were really good growing containers, such a good idea for vegies too, good luck and happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yes it's hard as I know to use potting mix in containers, but my brain is still heading me towards loam for the ones with just veggies. Must be strong! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 We have two half wine barrels. Before they were filled I screwed three metal castors on the bottom of each one. They sit a few mm off the ground and cannot be seen. It enables me to move them wherever I wish. I drilled a few 12mm holes in the bottom and covered them with a few square inches of wire mesh, an inch of gravel, half full of spare garden soil then a few bags of potting mix. The oh has something inedible in one and I had a dwarf orange in the other for 3 years. No matter that I lavished it with citrus care, it did virtually nothing. A few new leaves and one tiny fruit. I ripped it out and added spinach seeds about a month ago. Its in the winter sun at the moment, as it gets hotter I plan to move it under the shade of the pergola so it doesn't go to seed too early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Cool. I did suggest casters to my partner but he seemed to think it would need really big ones to handle the weight. Do you happen to know how big a ones you used? Are those ones painted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Bunnings, they were about 4 inches high and had 4 screws each. They were metal wheels rather than plastic though, so greater weight carrying capacity. It may get expensive with 6 barrels but worth it to move them where you wish. I painted them to match the paint of the pergola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yer, the wheels my partner were looking at would end up costing more per barrel than the barrel would lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 When we want to move low, heavy stuff we use a mechanic's creeper. If you can push the barrels over to one side so it lifts a couple of inches you can then slide it under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHeart Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 We have two half wine barrels. Before they were filled I screwed three metal castors on the bottom of each one. They sit a few mm off the ground and cannot be seen. It enables me to move them wherever I wish. I drilled a few 12mm holes in the bottom and covered them with a few square inches of wire mesh, an inch of gravel, half full of spare garden soil then a few bags of potting mix. The oh has something inedible in one and I had a dwarf orange in the other for 3 years. No matter that I lavished it with citrus care, it did virtually nothing. A few new leaves and one tiny fruit. I ripped it out and added spinach seeds about a month ago. Its in the winter sun at the moment, as it gets hotter I plan to move it under the shade of the pergola so it doesn't go to seed too early. [ATTACH=CONFIG]24872[/ATTACH] Fabulous..I really should do more....fresh spinach..yummy. I need to have a look at my herb garden, mint seems to be dying off which is strange, thyme has never got off the ground, oregano growing well but likes it dry? Basil did well this year not sure what to do now its flowering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Go nick a shopping trolley cut off the casters for the barrel:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Go nick a shopping trolley cut off the casters for the barrel:cool: Ha ha. Don't give my other half ideas! @HappyHeart I'd rip up the basil and plant new ones. They don't taste good once they have flowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I don't know loads of uses for them. [ATTACH=CONFIG]24881[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]24882[/ATTACH]:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHeart Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Ha ha. Don't give my other half ideas! @HappyHeart I'd rip up the basil and plant new ones. They don't taste good once they have flowered. Yeah, I keep taking the tops off but it's gone a bit woody now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yer, the wheels my partner were looking at would end up costing more per barrel than the barrel would lol. I think I got these ones. http://www.bunnings.com.au/ambassador-75mm-cast-iron-swivel-plate-castor_p3945621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Bargain mate http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hillbank/outdoor-setting/wine-barrel-on-castors-umbrella-hole-ph-2272/1047127937:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 I think I got these ones. http://www.bunnings.com.au/ambassador-75mm-cast-iron-swivel-plate-castor_p3945621 Yer, I'd be spending more on casters than the barrels lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Fabulous..I really should do more....fresh spinach..yummy. I need to have a look at my herb garden, mint seems to be dying off which is strange, thyme has never got off the ground, oregano growing well but likes it dry? Basil did well this year not sure what to do now its flowering? I love basil and coriander, both go which are absolute shits to grow from seed. I buy punnets of them and keep trimming leaves until they die off or bolt. I then rip them out and buy new seedlings. Thyme is very, very slow growing. Give it time, a bit of seaweed solution, a bit of water and even more time........... Sage and Rosemary growing bonkers. Bay tree seems happy in its pot. Cut the bottom inch off spring onions from the supermarket (keep the roots too). Put into soil. Water. Cut off at ground level whenever you wish. They then grow again. I have spring onions I planted 3 years ago that keep regrowing, I keep cutting them off and back they come. Aldi potatoes good to chit and chuck into clay or poor soil to break it up. Don't use Coles or woollies as they spray them and they won't chit. I don't like using the old tyres, they were never made to be filled with soil, so who knows what heavy chemicals are leached into your spuds from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yer, I'd be spending more on casters than the barrels lol. But when it comes time to chase the sun now or in your own house in the future you will wish you had........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 I can't really chase the sun where I am now as it's a rental. The spots I have are pretty good. My partner was talking about forklifts for moving. I'm not sure exactly how at this second lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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