Seperate pieces of packing foam with a serrated knife and or glue foam sections together to get the desired shape for.
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Steps make the cement mixture in bin using one gallon peat one gallon portland cement and one gallon perlite.
Place the large container.
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Use staples to tack down.
Diy lightweight concrete planter step 1.
Following manufacturers directions mix.
Decide how tall you want your planter to be.
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We made our first one 24 tall.
The mixture should clump in your fist and hold its.
Then mark that on the tube in our case i started with the 12 diameter tube and cut the tube at that length.
You can use a sharp utility knife or to go faster use a circular saw to carefully make the cut.
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Combine equal amounts of peat moss perlite and portland cement.
Dig and shape a hole in the damp sand the approximate size of the largest round form.
How to make your own diy concrete planters step.
Believe it or not i ve never worked with concrete before.
Slowly add approximately 2 1 2 quarts of water as if you were making dough being sure to add the last part of water.
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