Building A Garden Bed

How to build a raised garden bed planning your garden location.
Building a garden bed. Use a framing square and a pencil to mark for your cut. Drive the stakes about 60 2 feet into the ground and leave the rest of the stakes exposed aboveground. Choose a flat sunny spot to build your raised garden bed. The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall.
For optimum plant growth and productivity your raised garden bed should get at least eight hours of full sun every day so be sure to place your garden in the sunniest area of your yard. You create raised garden beds by building a large container and filling it with soil compost and aerating materials. Use a shovel to remove ground that prevents the frame from resting in a level position. We used boards that are 12.
Normally you d want the area with the most sun. Some raised garden bed kits are. Keep in mind many types of plants such as vegetables. Don t worry about the condition of the soil in your chosen location since you will be adding your own quality soil.
That s why before you start building there are four things to consider. The main objective of having a raised garden bed is to maximize productivity. Building a raised garden bed to support timber beds place wooden stakes at every corner and every few feet for longer beds. Plan how many beds you re going to need.
Unless you re going to plant. Plan where you want to place the beds. To build the raised beds begin by measuring one 2x12x12 board to a length of 35 1 2 for the planter box end pieces. Then using a circular saw make the cut.
Con heart is cut from the center of a log and is the most rot resistant. Pick a spot for your garden bed. The most common type is made with wood and that s what i chose for mine too. Our easy diy guide to building a raised garden bed the perfect raised bed.
Place on the inside of the bed so that the stakes are less visible. You can use anything from wood planks to logs metal panels purpose made plastic and other materials. You ll need two end pieces for each box.