Making A Raised Garden Bed For Vegetables

Making a raised bed measuring the wood mark out the vertical slots.

Making a raised garden bed for vegetables.

Once the seeds germinate thin to one seedling per hole. Plants can be healthier and more productive in a raised bed because you can control the quality of the soil and water drainage. Dewalt 20v max cordless drill combo kit. Raised garden bed options consider adding a mesh cover to keep birds and rabbits away.

When making a raised bed instead of going in ground you can place it where the sun or shade is the best for the plants you want to cultivate. Draw a second parallel line a further 3 7cm the thickness of the board from the first and join up the two lines. Vegetable gardens need a lot of light so roger and his helpers placed the bed in an area that gets sun for most of the day. Step 2 cut and assemble the frame.

You can also broadcast seeds over the surface of the raised bed. Plant lettuce by poking holes in the soil with your finger at 6 intervals and sprinkle a few seeds into each hole. You can build the frame with wood and pvc pipes as well as add a garden trellis next to the bed for vines and tall plants. On the long edge measure 8cm from the end and draw a line down to the exact centre of the plank parallel to the short edge.

If you plant carrots apply fine textured potting soil over the top of the seeds. The wood and rebar will cost you no more than 50 if you re using untreated pine planks and the entire build. Thanks for the kind words and support materials and tools. The beauty of this particular raised bed build is that it is cheap and easy to build.