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    Published May 4, 2021 (Updated Feb 9, 2023) by Heather Bilyeu

    Easy Bushel Basket Planter

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    Making an Easy Bushel Basket Planter is a perfect way to DIY your outdoor space this summer. A bag of soil, flowers, a trash bag, and a bushel basket are all you need for this super cute planter.

    If you watched my Insta stories a couple of weeks ago you saw me making these easy bushel basket planter for our front porch. I have been wanting to decorate our front porch for the longest time and this summer was the summer to finally do it!

    Tall planters can be on the pricey end and the ones I found were a little more than I was wanting to spend. So with a little creativity and a call to my mom for execution, these bushel basket panters were born!

    a black bushel basket on a front porch next to a white whicker bench with flowers

    All You Need to Make a Bushel Basket Planter Is

    • Bushel Basket
    • Spray Paint or Acrylic Paint with a paintbrush (in your chosen color)
    • Round 14 Inch Plastic Planter Liner
    • A Large Trash Bag
    • Large Bag of Potting Soil
    • Flowers of Choice
    2 bushel baskets, with a bag of potting soil, and flowers outside

    How to Make an Easy Bushel Basket Planter

    Step 1

    Paint your bushel basket in your desired color. I choose black since that matched our front porch. I used a can of black spray paint for this and did 2 coats. Bushel baskets are pretty porous and rough so they can soak up a lot of paint. I did not paint the inside since that will be unseen.

    You can also use acrylic paint and a paint on with a paint brush as well.

    Let dry fully.

    a can of black spray paint next to 2 bushel baskets outside

    Step 2

    Place a 14-inch plastic planter saucer at the bottom of the bushel basket. (*affiliate link)

    a 14 inch plastic planter saucer in the bottom of a bushel basket on the grass

    Step 3

    Take a large trash bag (kitchen size or larger) and cut a couple of slits in the bottom of the bag.

    a trash bag with scissors next to it and slits cut in the bottom of a trash bag

    Step 4

    Fill the trash bag up with soil halfway, then place in the bushel basket on top of the plastic saucer. Continue to fill most of the way full.

    a bushel basket with a trash bag full of soil in it in the grass

    Step 5

    Place in desired flowers. This will work for full sun or shade flowers just depending on where your basket will be. Ours is under our front porch with mostly shade. I didn't Begonias.

    up close shot of begonias

    Step 6

    Add more soil around the edges to cover up any trash bag edges.

    bushel basket fill with soil and flowers on a front porch

    Place in desired location and water as needed.

    This will also be perfect for ferns or in the fall with mums. For a plant that is large and comes in its own plastic container, just keep the plastic saucer in the bottom and place the fern or mum right inside.

    Using the trash bag will be easy to clean up as well to just lift out after the season is over and replace it with some mums. Or leave in and replace the flowers depending on the season.

    Where Can I Get a Bushel Basket?

    You can find bushel baskets at your local craft store, nursery, hardware store, or just go to Amazon HERE * to have it in 2 days because of DUH #convience.

    For more lifestyle content on Fueling a Southern Soul click here!

    Disclosure. Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means that if you click on a product link, I may receive compensation. This compensation comes at no additional cost to you, and as always I only recommend products I trust! Heather Bilyeu is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

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    Hi, I'm Heather! Grab a glass of wine, a blanket, and a cozy seat on your back porch. I am so glad you are here! Born and raised in Kentucky and with proper southern roots, my love for entertaining and hospitality runs deep within my soul. There is nothing that I love more than having people around my table and loving them through food and drink!

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