Greenhouse & Plant Table Construction Questions

[brizome]

Soon, I am going to start putting together my Harbor Freight 10x12 greenhouse (with added reinforcement) for my Sarracenia. I'm very excited about it! Can y'all share your greenhouse setups and any advice? I'm open! Construction is not my forte, but I know I can do it with some added forethought.

Lastly, does anybody have suggestions for building tables for Sarracenia? I'm thinking of making 3' x 6' tables with a reservoir that holds about 5" of water. I was just planning on using wood and pond liner- but does anybody have any other suggestions? My main concern is the table needing to be structurally sound enough to hold all the water/soil weight. Is wood with some cross-bracing sufficient? Are there better alternatives besides wood for the base of the reservoir?

Thank you,
Brian

[swampdonkey]

I too am looking to construct some elevated beds. My friend has dozens of them with the most recently constructed ones being made out of pressure treated lumber, thick pond liner, with legs that sit on concrete bases. Their size is about 4’x16’. The height is approx 3’. The next time I visit I’ll look more closely, especially to see how the underside is supported.

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I don't use my greenhouse much. During the night it gets very low, but during the day it can be 120 degrees.

[swampdonkey]

Dec 4, 2021 15:19:44 GMT -5 brizome said:

Lastly, does anybody have suggestions for building tables for Sarracenia? I'm thinking of making 3' x 6' tables with a reservoir that holds about 5" of water. I was just planning on using wood and pond liner- but does anybody have any other suggestions? My main concern is the table needing to be structurally sound enough to hold all the water/soil weight. Is wood with some cross-bracing sufficient? Are there better alternatives besides wood for the base of the reservoir?

Did you ever come up w/ a design? I'm likely going to create a plan or two in Sketchup unless I am able to find others who have made them.

[brizome]

My building projects have gotten delayed, so I don't have my own design yet. I will post some pics once I get to working on them. dozer1028 has build some awesome-looking tables, with lots of pics and info here: sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/2013/new-sarracenia-water-table-build

I'm curious to know what you come up with!

Feb 14, 2022 11:43:28 GMT -5 swampdonkey said:

Dec 4, 2021 15:19:44 GMT -5 brizome said:

Lastly, does anybody have suggestions for building tables for Sarracenia? I'm thinking of making 3' x 6' tables with a reservoir that holds about 5" of water. I was just planning on using wood and pond liner- but does anybody have any other suggestions? My main concern is the table needing to be structurally sound enough to hold all the water/soil weight. Is wood with some cross-bracing sufficient? Are there better alternatives besides wood for the base of the reservoir?

Did you ever come up w/ a design? I'm likely going to create a plan or two in Sketchup unless I am able to find others who have made them.