PVC is a plastic pipe used a lot in plumbing. Available at all home improvement stores, PVC pipes are dirt cheap, fairly easy to work with, immensely durable and very light.

If you like to build things and save some money along the way, here is a collection of the best PVC projects to update your homestead.

1. PVC Pipe Strawberry Planter Tower

These PVC planter towers allows you to grow an abundance of strawberries in a limited space. The strawberries are grown vertically, keeping them away from harmful insects on the ground. This is such a great idea & easy to make as well! (DIY instructions: Urban Green Space)

2. PVC Tomato Cages

Forget about those flimsy wire tomato cages sold at garden centres. Use PVC pipe to make a durable tomato cage that will last for years and support all your tomato plants. (DIY instructions: Instructables)

3. PVC Chicken Feeder

Eliminate food waste in the run with a DIY chicken feeder. This chicken feeder is easy to fill and hard to spill and can be created in just a few minutes with a piece of PVC pipe. (DIY instructions: My Pet Chicken Blog)

4. PVC Watering Grid

This grid will help you become faster and more efficient in watering your garden. All you’ll need to build this watering grid is PVC pipe, glue, caps, fittings and a saw and drill. (DIY instructions: Square Food Gardening)

5. PVC greenhouse

Build a hoop-style greenhouse to protect your plants during cold weather using PVC pipe and plastic sheeting. (DIY instructions: The Door Garden)

6. Hand-Held Corn & Bean Planter



This DIY project is a wonderful way to save a lot of back pain by not having to bend over to plant seeds. (DIY instructions: Sensible Survival)

7. PVC Chicken Tractor

Build this portable chicken coop from PVC pipe that can be easily moved around the farm providing fresh ground and keep them protected from predators. (DIY instructions: Grit)

8. PVC Tool Holder

Make a PVC tool holder for both small and large tools and reclaim lost work space. (DIY instructions: Newly Woodwards)

9. PVC Milking Stand

If you milk goat isn’t all that cooperative, here is a goat milking stand you can build yourself for minimal expense that will hold her securely. (DIY instructions: Pholia Farm)

10. Raised Bed Cover

Protect your garden beds from wildlife predators by creating this raised bed cover using PVC pipes and plastic netting. (DIY instructions: Char’s Grdening)