#GardenDIY

The Sailor Devthesailordev
2025-01-31

One is finished and drying for the day while the other needs a few extra supports and then we varnish...

The Sailor Devthesailordev
2025-01-30

Built a planter table today as well. Need to finish it off and varnish it in the morning.

A new tool for the #marketgarden made mostly from workshop scraps: A wide #rake to mark drills for #sowing and #planting.
Originally, I wanted to use the metal rake in the first picture for this, but the angle of the pins was just not right.

So I made one from two pieces of batten, a handle bought (as a hoe) from a discounter for 7€, some wood dowels and a bit of hose.

My beds are 80cm wide so the distance between the outer pins is 70cm. This way, I have 5cm to the edges on each side.
There is a total of nine pins. Depending on the number of pieces of hose I put on, I can mark up to nine rows on the bed in one go.
The bed has to be flat though, but here the metal rake comes handy.

7€ and 1 1/4h work - I'm pretty chuffed.

#gardening #GardeningTools #GardenDIY #DIY

Comparison of the angles of a metal rake and the home-made wooden rake.Drills marked on a bed with the pins of the rake in the drills.Closeup of transparent pieces of hose attached to the pins of the rake.wooden rake with pieces of hose on the pins for marking drills in garden beds.

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