How To Build A Raised Garden Bed

Raised beds are usually open on the bottom so that the plant roots can access soil nutrients below ground level.
How to build a raised garden bed. A highly requested video today were showing you how we build our raised beds. Create a four-sided structure using 2- x 10-inch lumber that has been cut to length. There are many suitable enclosure materials for raised beds including stone bricks concrete blocks wood boards oak locust poplar cedar and rigid recycled plastic boards You can also skip the expense and hard work of building an enclosure by creating a raised bed with sloped sides.
When youre building your raised garden bed up against a wall take into account the thickness of the sleeper that will be attached to your support posts. Repeat this with the second layer of sleepers. This was a backyard DIY planter box and I include free plans.
At its simplest you could even build a raised bed without a frame and simply mound the soil 6 to 8 inches high and flatten the top. Build a Raised Garden Bed from Scratch or a KitBoth are viable options but if youre looking for out-of-the-ordinary materials kits ease the process. Make sure the wing-nuts go on the inside of the garden bed.
In this video I go over how I made this garden box in just a few hours. Using he 35 mm screws and the electric drill attach the ends to the sides using the brackets. This requires no additional materials beyond soil.
Two of The Farmsteads 24-by-72-by-8-inch raised garden bed kits 100 each. Hold the sleeper up against the wall and mark it off. From that line mark the width of the sleeper on the wall.
The dimensions of your DIY raised garden bed can vary depending on your needs and. Benefits of Raised Garden Beds. Today I build a very large and sturdy elevated raised garden bed for some of my vegetables.