How To Build A Raised Garden Bed Cheap
I ve been advancing my guerilla gardening efforts recently with a significant new raised bed now beautifying my nature strip as seen in the picture at right.
How to build a raised garden bed cheap. If your bed is not 12 inches deep you could dig out a bit of the ground before adding the dirt to make it deeper. A raised bed should be a minimum of 6 12 inches deep so there is enough room for your plants to develop a good deep root system but you can make the raised bed as deep as you would like. They are often simple and inexpensive to build and many can even be created from re purposed or recycled parts.
It will instantly give you green thumb credibility and people will consider you an expert gardener. Add live weeds under the dirt 4 41 cardboard. Their holes can be filled with soil mix and planted with herbs or strawberries.
Raised garden beds make gardening easier and more efficient hence more and more people want to have these kinds of gardens. They have a big bonus. 0 01 building plans 0 20 layout i use the long boards as strait edges for layout 1 24 deciding what size to make it 1 50 putting together the first sides 2 00 review screws 4 17 how to.
My beds are roughly 6 feet long 3 feet wide and 12 inches high but you could just add another board to sides to make them 18 inches high if you wanted. Another fast cheap method of building raised beds is to use concrete construction cinder blocks. It can be very costly to set up a full garden but putting together a raised bed isn t much more expensive than using pots to grow your plants.
For those interested in raised bed gardening without the expense this raised garden bed diy project is easy to build in an afternoon even for beginners for a fraction of the cost of store bought kits. If you have a little funding to get started you can make a beautiful garden bed that s all your own. There are many ways to build raised beds from elaborate and tall sides to simple and easy i went with the most inexpensive version i could do while still using wood that would hold up outside.
I spend zero dollars on materials with exception of the dirt. Raised garden beds also act as a great barrier for garden pests and insects. Raised beds are an affordable alternative to in ground gardening.
Raised garden beds come in a variety of sizes and styles but can be pricey. A gorgeous raised garden bed system is an amazing thing. I show you how to build a raised garden bed cheap.
Building raised garden beds with concrete cinder blocks. Jump to works on youtube only.
