Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?

Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400266

By Supercazzola -  Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:17 pm
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- Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:17 pm #400266

I want to use

for some Sarracenia and wanted to ask if I should line this barrel with some 5 mil plastic and then put some drainage holes about 1 to 1-1/2 inches above the bottom (along the sides of the barrel)?
Or would it be ok to just use the wood against the growing media? I would plug the hole at the bottom, though...

It’s Acadia wood, and it appears to be untreated.

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400268

By Panman -  Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:20 pm
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- Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:20 pm #400268

I have tried using wooden supports to raise my pots out of the water in the past but it seems to negatively impact the plants but it may have to do with the fact that it was submerged in water. Or, it might have been the wood that I was using. I have seen where someone has made floating wood boxes that they grow their plants in on their pond. Personally, I would line it or seal it with polyurethane.

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400271

By Supercazzola -  Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:24 pm
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- Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:24 pm #400271

I’ll probably drill the holes and then seal the plastic where the holes are so that water and grow media doesn’t get between the plastic liner and the (in)side of the barrel.
Thanks

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400370

By Supercazzola -  Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:19 pm
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- Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:19 pm #400370

I decided polyurethane was an easier solution for me… photos to follow when done with the 4th coat.

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400432

By Supercazzola -  Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:11 pm
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- Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:11 pm #400432

So now I just have to plant some of my extras in it. I’m thinking tall Sarracenia toward the back. Some lower ground hugging purps toward the front, and then maybe some typical VFT between the two. Then I’m honing to sprinkle the left over seeds from any sundew I have and let them fill in the blank space.

Thoughts ?

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400568

By Supercazzola -  Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:50 pm
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- Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:50 pm #400568

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400570

By Ewreck -  Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:31 pm
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- Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:31 pm #400570

Whoa that came out super clean looking. Nice job. I def wanna see what it looks like once all the dews grow in. So you used like some flex seal type stuff to line the inside? And do you just top water it?

Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400573

By thepitchergrower -  Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:47 pm
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- Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:47 pm #400573

While relaxing in the pool, you can admire your Sarracenia!

Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400993

By Supercazzola -  Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:41 am
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- Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:41 am #400993

Ewreck wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:31 pm Whoa that came out super clean looking. Nice job. I def wanna see what it looks like once all the dews grow in. So you used like some flex seal type stuff to line the inside? And do you just top water it?

I used 5 - 6 coats of polyurethane to line the inside as well as waterproof the outside. I drilled a few smaller sized holes above the bottom so that if a ton of water came down, it wouldn’t overflow. I am not worried about losing grow media since I put LFSM in front of the drain holes.

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Re: Should I line this barrel with plastic liner?#400994

By Supercazzola -  Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:42 am
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- Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:42 am #400994

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:47 pm While relaxing in the pool, you can admire your Sarracenia!

The kids already know that they are not to splash water from the pool into the container. I may eventually move it to the outside where there are more bugs, but for the time being, it’s staying put. A nice unplanned side effect is the pool creates a small microclimate. The temperature just around it can be a few degrees warmer than if in the open backyard.

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