Building Raised Garden Boxes

Follow our directions and you ll be able to build the 4 by 8 foot bed pictured here as a weekend.
Building raised garden boxes. If you cut additional posts attach them as well. We used old landscape pavers and. You want to find an older filing cabinet with a solid. Roll up the inside face 6 inches and staple to the inside of your diy garden box using a staple gun.
Find the location where you plan to put the box. Set the corner posts on top of the wall boards flush with the ends of the 6 foot walls and set back 1 1 2 inches from the ends of the shorter walls. Pick a spot for the raised garden bed that is not shaded and is flat so that the garden will have proper drainage. Place 11 inches high of materials that promote drainage.
Drive the stakes about 60 2 feet into the ground and leave the rest of the stakes exposed aboveground. They re large garden beds and since the building process is so quick and easy you can build quite a few in a little time. How to prepare raised garden boxes for plants 1. Find an old filing cabinet.
A standard vegetable garden box is 4 ft 1 2 m by 8 ft 2 4 m but work with the space you have. Put weed barrier inside of the raised planter boxes. Drill pilot holes and attach the posts with screws. How to build raised vegetable garden boxes method 1 of 3.
It offers perfect drainage protection from pests and easy access to crops. Clamp together the boards for each wall. Galvanized garden beds from blueberry hill crafting. Building a raised garden bed to support timber beds place wooden stakes at every corner and every few feet for longer beds.
A raised garden bed essentially a large planting box is the ultimate problem solver. These galvanized raised planter boxes not only look great but they ll last a lot longer than wood. Place on the inside of the bed so that the stakes are less visible.