Wooden wine boxes as planter - any experience?

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I've been looking at some option for vintage wine boxes. They are of good size ( but on the shallow side). I think they'd go well with the garden, but I'm not sure how they handle the humidity being left outdoors.

Does anyone have experience on this? How did they last? Do they need any treatment for water resistance?

Thanks.

I'd look at using matt yacht varnish - inside and out to protect the wood as wine boxes are usually made of pine. Drill drainage holes in the base. Line the boxes with polythene such as an old compost bag. Make drainage holes in the plastic then fill with compost and start planting.

If you don't fancy varnishing them, if you at least raise them off the ground so they're not sitting in rainwater when it's wet that would be a good idea.