Filed under: garden raised bed
I would like to make 6-8 raised beds for the upcoming year. What’s the best way to make raised beds. Options in different materials, longivity in materials, cost differences,,, etc. Easier to build, the better for me as I am not very handy.
Great idea!
Here are a couple of websites that will be of help to you:
http://www.raised-garden-beds.com/
http://www.homeandgardentv.com/hgtv/gl_design_raised_bed/0,1784,HGTV_3570,00.html
Simplest and cheapest is just to heap up the soil, leaving walkways between beds.
Fairly easy is to take 4 lengths of 4×4 the depth of your intended bed — those become the corner posts. Using something like deck screws, screw lengths of 2×4 or fence board or exterior plywood to the 4×4s, making a box, and fill with soil mixture.
Or use concrete block or rocks to build a bed.
Suggestion: don’t build your beds wider than twice your arm length.
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Great idea!
Here are a couple of websites that will be of help to you:
http://www.raised-garden-beds.com/
http://www.homeandgardentv.com/hgtv/gl_design_raised_bed/0,1784,HGTV_3570,00.html
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I read a couple books about square foot gardening that helped me this season. Instead of building the beds, I used a baby swimming pool. They have two sizes to choose from, I used the smallest, filled it with miracle grow bagged potting soil, I had a bounty of vegetables grow out of it. Next year I am going to buy 3 small ones, drill holes all over the bottom and fill it with soil. You only need 5 or 6 inches of soil to grow most vegetables if it is perfect soil. I would recommend ready the book.
Check out the web site.
squarefootgardening.com
have fun! This is the easy way to grow veggies.
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We have used both types below:
Stones/Scalloped (stackable)bricks– You would need to level out the bottom layer of stone, securing it in the ground about an inch….add stones on top of that layer to the height that you want. Stones cost more, but remember they will last forever. The larger stones do not need cement in between each layer…they are heavy enough with 2 or 3 layers…
Landscaping timbers or 4X4’s — treated wood lasts longer than untreated (cheaper). You will need to nail the top ones to the bottom ones at each level to keep them from falling (unless that height is sufficient).
Railroad ties– you can just lay those down, they should be tall enough so you wouldnt have to stack them…and if you did stack them, they are heavy enough to where you would not have to nail them together…
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