Easy Raised Garden Beds

One 8 foot board needs to be cut into 2 4 foot sections.

Easy raised garden beds. One of the popular and most versatile raised garden bed ideas and plans involve wood. Also check out our article on diy garden bedsmade from scrap wood. Two really simple and nice diy raised beds. But repurposing some pieces to create your dream flower or vegetable beds is a very practical idea.

But the most crucial one is you can grow a garden even in a contained soil area. To reduce the size to a 4 by 4 foot raised bed garden simply have 2 8 foot boards cut into 2 4 foot sections to build it all you do is screw the boards together at the corners. Raised garden beds also act as a great barrier for garden pests and insects. If you have back problems garden beds can be the perfect solution.

The enclosed space and elevated design makes your garden harder to reach for critters and pests. It is not a bad option to buy new ready made wooden garden beds too. Make this 4 by 8 foot easy raised bed from 3 8 foot boards that you can have cut to size at the store. I would increase the depth on the first one and add weed barrier landscape fabric at the bottom to both.

The raised box is 3 feet tall and 6 feet long making it large enough to grow plenty of plants. A raised garden bed provides drainage so your plants don t get their feet wet. 12 bags of soil to fill your beds with about 8 inches high of soil i do a mix of these topsoil bags which are much cheaper and then a few bags of garden soil. In essence a raised bed is a massive planting box.

Planting on raised garden beds brings many benefits compared to planting on the ground. The cost in lumber is about 20 and cost in soil is 24. For added protection you can even add a little fence made from chicken wire around your garden box. Raised garden beds are a convenient way to make the most out of your garden.

With good drainage protection from weeds and many pests plus well aerated soil perfectly blended to encourage growth raised beds are a great choice for those with limited space soil or sunlight restrictions or just an appreciation for higher yields from less effort. The perfect square shape makes it convenient to place anywhere in your yard whether you place it off in the corner along the fence or right in the center. It doesn t sound like much when it s described like that but it solves a lot of problems. Building the raised bed to a counter height of 36 will make it so much easier to garden for people who have physical discomfort such as back or knee pains.

They are often simple and inexpensive to build and many can even be created from re purposed or recycled parts. Raised garden beds make gardening easier and more efficient hence more and more people want to have these kinds of gardens. This traditional raised garden bed is easy to create with very little effort. Can use more bags if you wish to fill your beds more.