I started gardening in raised beds last year. Special thanks to my neighbor Terry who built them for me! This year I’m adding four more beds.
Simple raised bed tips: 1) Use screws, not nails, to connect the boards. They’ll hold together longer.
2) Brace the corners.
Before filling with 1/3 peat moss-1/3 vermiculite-1/3 mixed variety compost, I lined the beds with newspapers to discourage weeds and chicken wire to discourage burrowing animals.
(A side note on the chicken wire: Always reminds me of homecoming parades in our small town in South Dakota. Instead of flowers as they use for the renowned Rose Bowl parade, we stuffed fluffed-up paper table napkins in the chicken wire to create our creations.
Coming up with the design was great fun! Really!)
But, I digress. Gardening season is here and I’m ready!
Mary – looks like you were successful with both the creation of raised boxes AND posting the photos! Well done!
Wow! These look great. I’m going to be good to get plants in the ground…but one day. I need a Terry nearby. haha!
I was just thinking of doing a couple of raised beds. Thanks for reading my mind. What are you going to put in yours? I was thinking of carrots. Are these deep enough?
Yes, but don’t add chicken wire to the floor of the bed for the underground veggies: carrots, potatoes, parsnips, etc.