Building A Garden Bed

When we build raised garden beds we have learned to start with the short sides first.

Building a garden bed. The size is up to you. So this year have decided to build our own elevated garden beds. Whether you choose to use cedar recycled plastic galvanized steel or any other raw material you can build your garden bed with ease. Build this raised.

On a level surface like a table garage floor or concrete patio lay out two of the now cut 4 4 corner pieces. These are the type you ll build from most raised garden bed kits. You ll see why in a minute. Give space between beds to walk mow or push a wheelbarrow through.

The design of this garden bed is a basic one but they also show you how to add a protective cover for frost or birds which is always handy to help give your crop a fighting chance. If possible situate beds away from trees and hedges. This garden bed tutorial has you covered. Many garden plants need at least 10 inches.

If you are new to building garden beds or growing plants they walk you through each necessary step. To determine how much room we need for our home use we took the square footage of last year s so so plot which was around 350 square feet. Let s look at some of the most creative garden beds that you can make right in your own backyard. A bed that s at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow.

Choose a sunny spot. Based on the outstanding production of our flower bed plants we decided to build 4 18 square foot plots 3 x 6 feet 72. Raised bed garden layout. The corrugated metal raised garden bed.

Building the garden bed. For a simple raised garden bed. How to build a raised garden bed video. You can build your own raised garden bed using a variety of materials.

A raised bed should be a minimum of 6 12 inches deep so there is enough room for your plants to develop a good deep root system but you can make the raised bed as deep as you would like. While wooden beds are available in kits learning how to build a raised garden bed is a straightforward project suitable for those with some experience using common tools. If your bed is not 12 inches deep you could dig out a bit of the ground before adding the dirt to make it deeper. The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall blocks.

Assemble the shorter ends of the raised bed first. These instructions describe building a 4 foot by 6 foot by 10 1 2 inch bed with 2 x 4 untreated.