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A cedar planter box with a built-in wooden tomato cage rising off its corners — two fence pickets, three furring strips, one afternoon.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box sides, long Cut each picket: 18 | 18 | 17 | 17. Pickets are nominally 5/8" thick. | 4 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 18" | Cedar fence picket | ☐ |
| Box sides, short | 4 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 17" | Cedar fence picket | ☐ |
| Cage uprights Two 8-ft 1x2s each yield: 40 | 40 | 15-1/2. | 4 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 40" | 1x2 furring | ☐ |
| Cage rungs The third 1x2 yields six; the other two come from the upright boards' offcuts. | 8 | 3/4" × 1 1/2" × 15 1/2" | 1x2 furring | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar fence picket, 5-1/2" x 72" (Cedar) All eight box sides come from these two pickets — see the cutting layout in the cut list. | 2 each | ☐ |
| 1x2 furring strip, 8 ft Cage uprights and rungs. | 3 each | ☐ |
| Exterior screws, #8 x 1-5/8", self-tapping, star drive One 50-pack does one planter. | 50 each | ☐ |
| Landscape fabric or plastic liner pot Line the box or drop a pot in — bare soil against the pickets shortens their life. | 1 each | ☐ |
Overall cost: $. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.