Growing your veggies in raised beds offers many benefits to the average backyard gardener. Learn how to build your own.
Of course, a raised bed can be even simpler than that: you could build a raised bed without a frame, mound the soil 6 to 8 inches high, and flatten the top. This requires no additional materials (beyond soil). How to Build A Raised Garden Bed You are simply building a box—like a...
How to Build a Raised Garden Bed Looking for a way to grow more flowers or vegetables in your small yard? Consider building a raised garden bed to give yourself plenty of space to grow healthy, hearty plants. Keep reading to learn the benefits of a raised garden bed, as well as a step...
How to Build a Raised Garden Bed Step 1: Measure the wood We wanted a rectangular raised bed since it fits best in the space in our yard. When deciding on the size of your bed, consider your ability to reach plants in the middle as well as the amount of sunlight and the size of y...
HOW TO BUILD A RAISED BED Building raised beds is an excellent DIY project for those wanting to grow their own food. You’ll just need a few tools and some hard workers. See a step-by-step slideshow of one of our columnistscreating a raised bed garden. ...
Take a 2x2 stake and place it at the middle point of one of the garden bed frame's outside walls. Dig or pound it into the ground, so the top of the stake is level with the top of the side rails. Fasten the stake to the raised bed side rails with deck screws. Repeat with eac...
And that's it. You'll have a better view in your garden after making this raised flower bed. Would you agree that it's an excellent gardening idea? Remember, if you don't want to set up an irrigation system, you can always water your plants manually. That's how I do it. ...
A raised bed is a rectangle. That rectangle can be any length you want; you are limited only by the length of wood planks you can obtain (12 or 16 feet is common). However, in terms of the width of the bed, you want to think really hard about making it any wider than four feet...
, almost 10 years ago we made one giant raised bed which worked just fine but wasn’t super practical when it came to actually working on the garden. Because of the large size, you had to physically get into the garden to do anything but water it. (READ MORE about our V1 Garden)...
How you make your raised garden bed determines whether it requires a liner. Beds created over a cultivated area where plant roots are allowed to penetrate existing soil do not require a liner. Those placed on top of the existing soil, usually because th