Build Garden Boxes
It will save you money time and involves lesser effort than digging an in ground garden plot.
Build garden boxes. The size is up to you. You can buy both in bags at a garden center and you can typically save money by buying both in bulk at a local soil yard once the bed is filled rake the soil smooth and moisten it with a gentle spray from the hose. Building the garden bed the bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall blocks. Repeat how to build a garden box repeat the process for the second 6 foot by 3 foot box.
The eden raised garden bed 4ft x 8ft x 5 5in is a great addition to any garden or landscape. Keep in mind as you see our photographs that we bought enough cedar for two boxes then we decided to add a top lip so we went back to home depot to get more boards. Along with the free plan is a video that shows you all the details on how to build one for yourself. Vegetable garden boxes also known as raised garden beds are a great feature to install in your garden.
Building a raised garden box to grow food for your family is a fun project and a healthy way to provide produce. 12 of 14 thomas j. A bed that s at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow. This list will.
I m going to show you exactly how to make a garden box in the tutorial below. Build this raised garden bed 22. Fill the bed with a 50 50 mixture of planting soil and compost. After building the basic structure it just has to be filled with dirt and plant the plants you desire.
This is a basic but gorgeous design for a planter box. They placed their box right up against their fence. It is an easy and beautiful way to add a little touch of. The eden line of raised garden beds in a functional alternative to in ground gardens.
You can actually build any size you want by just changing out the measurements. How to build raised garden boxes step 1 determine the size length width height you want your raised garden boxes to be. Materials for one raised garden box. They are surprisingly easy to put together and i love how neat and tidy they look in the garden.
Take the remaining 4 foot pieces and repeat the same steps as above to create the 4 foot by four foot garden box you see in our pictures. Constructed from solid fir wood which is rot resistant easily assembled with no tools needed takes an average of a few minutes to assemble. As i planned out our raised garden boxes i decided i d better go big or go home so i went with 2 16 3 foot garden boxes along with 1 10 3 garden box. It s also raised 32 to make bending over your garden easier.
They look neat and tidy drain well and make it easy to tend your plants. The kids can learn how food is grown starting with seeds. This is great for all ages. This plan builds a fairly large planter box coming in at 60 x 36.
It is a good height which makes caring for your plants a little easier for you.