Starting at $97 for a custom built planter box delivered and filled with our organic compost.

Why choose our Planter Boxes?

Transform your deck, patio, sun room, or balcony into a thriving edible garden with our fully assembled cedar planter boxes. Each box is expertly crafted, filled with nutrient-rich compost, and delivered directly to your home. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, our planter boxes along with our innovative organic food gardening method make growing your own food easier and more rewarding.

How it works

Call us before ordering: Before placing your order, connect with our Customer Support team to ensure your box meets your needs. Call or text us at 708-655-5299. Email: orders[at]deep-roots-project.org

Flexible Payment Options: Place your order online, by phone or email. Pay online via credit card or by check. If you prefer checks mail your payment to: Deep Roots Project, 323 S. East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302

Quick Turnaround: Once payment is received, we’ll begin building your box. Most orders are ready in 2-3 weeks. Placing an order in fall for a spring delivery also works well.

Delivery

Delivery Timeline: Boxes are built and delivered year-around weather permitting. The maximum wait time is 3 weeks in spring – our busiest season. Customer Support will arrange a delivery date with you by phone or email.

Delivery Area: FREE delivery in the Oak Park area. For other areas, the fee depends on your distance from Oak Park. Contact us for a delivery quote.

No deliveries: We deliver year-around, but not when the weather is below freezing or the ground is snow-covered.

Our Planter Boxes: Quality you can trust

Durable Cedar Construction: The planter boxes are 15” deep and constructed from 1-inch thick Eastern cedar boards. Designed by our in-house engineer, Will Schreiber, with both durability and aesthetics in mind. We build planter boxes in standard sizes and custom sizes WITH and WITHOUT a bottom. Bottoms that allow drainage are helpful when the box is placed on a balcony or a patio.

Optional Varnishing: Extend the life of your box with our chemical-free varnishing service. Varnished boxes also look great!

Custom & Standard Sizes: Choose from standard sizes or request a custom size tailored to your garden.

What’s Inside: High-Nutrient Compost

Fertility: Our 100% organic microbe and nutrient rich compost provides unparalleled fertility for edible gardens. It is certified by the Organic Materials Research Institute (OMRI) and composed of 20% composted cow manure and 80% plant-based material.

Ideal for growing food: Use our compost as a soil amendment, nutrient-dense mulch, or planting medium for seedlings and seeds. It has a pH of around 7.

Non-edible plants: Some decorative or ornamental plants prefer a lower nutrient content. Some berry plants prefer a low pH compost around 4.5. Learn more in our Soil & Microbe Ecosystem blog category.

Standard Box Sizes and Prices

Our standard planter boxes, as listed below, are 15 inches deep. We also build custom-size boxes. Learn about our Beds on Legs, Raised Beds and Planter Boxes Empty.

Planter box standard sizes WITH growing medium:

Planter box 18 x 18 in 15 in deep
Filled with 3 cubic feet of growing medium,
Total WITHOUT bottom = $97
Total WITH bottom = $112

Planter box 18 x 24 in, 15 in deep
Filled with 3.75 cubic feet of growing medium
Total WITHOUT bottom = $123
Total WITH bottom = $143

Planter box 24 x 24 in, 15 in deep
Filled with 5 cubic feet of growing medium
Total WITHOUT bottom = $152
Total WITH bottom = $177

Planter box 18 x 36 in, 15 in deep
Filled with 6 cubic feet of growing medium
Total WITHOUT bottom = $180
Total WITH bottom = $205

Planter box 18 x 48 in, 15 in deep
Filled with 7.5 cubic feet of growing medium
Total WITHOUT bottom = $231
Total WITH bottom = $261

Ready to order?

Reminder: Contact Customer Support to review your order before making your payment. Call: 708-655-5299. Email orders[at]deep-roots-project.org.

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Contact our support team with your gardening and ordering questions at 708-655-5299 and support[at]deep-roots-project.org.

Happy gardening!

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