Creating a flower or vegetable garden can be a lot of work. The raised bed garden will almost guarantee that your plants will be more gorgeous. These gardens can also be decorative and add to the beauty of your yard.
Use the following things for your raised bed garden:
Raised bed gardens are usually made up of railroad ties, stacked boards, or landscape timbers. Some gardeners prefer using decorative type blocks or pretty rocks from the creek bed or even concrete blocks. It's up to the individual, as all of the types work well. Depending on the soil's condition and where the garden is built, the height will vary. If the soil is in poor condition, the garden should be built higher. Raised bed gardens require much less attention. Most are built anywhere between four and eight inches high.
The beds are built just wide enough to keep the plants, so the gardener will not be walking on top of soil. The soil will be kept in better condition because you won't have to walk on top of the plants trying to grow.
Raised garden bed making You need to begin by drawing up a plot and measuring. Decide on the amount of space that the plants you want will need. If you want to have more than one plant, you will need to decide on how many beds you'll need and how far apart to space them in your garden. Once you have your plan of action you will be able to calculate how much wood or building blocks you will need to create your beds. When it comes to using lumber, if you go that route, make sure it is pressure treated. Regular lumber will rot quickly, so you'll have to use lumber that you can contain water and soil in.
Tips:
Measure out your area with a tape measure and draw lines with flour. This way, you can build your walls evenly. At that point, you can step back and look at your design.
Then you can begin building walls for your raised beds.
Dig trenches along the flour lines and place your first row of wood or block, whichever you have chosen to use. Then you can pack dirt around the frame to keep it secure in the ground. If you are building on a hill, the trenches need to get deeper as they go up the hill so that the beds will be level.
Finishing a bed:
If the soil is hard, you can put gravel underneath it for drainage. Finally, you can plant your seeds! With rows in-between the beds it will be better for the plants because you will be able to reach them for weeding, watering and harvesting without stepping on the ground near the roots of the plants.
Use the following things for your raised bed garden:
Raised bed gardens are usually made up of railroad ties, stacked boards, or landscape timbers. Some gardeners prefer using decorative type blocks or pretty rocks from the creek bed or even concrete blocks. It's up to the individual, as all of the types work well. Depending on the soil's condition and where the garden is built, the height will vary. If the soil is in poor condition, the garden should be built higher. Raised bed gardens require much less attention. Most are built anywhere between four and eight inches high.
The beds are built just wide enough to keep the plants, so the gardener will not be walking on top of soil. The soil will be kept in better condition because you won't have to walk on top of the plants trying to grow.
Raised garden bed making You need to begin by drawing up a plot and measuring. Decide on the amount of space that the plants you want will need. If you want to have more than one plant, you will need to decide on how many beds you'll need and how far apart to space them in your garden. Once you have your plan of action you will be able to calculate how much wood or building blocks you will need to create your beds. When it comes to using lumber, if you go that route, make sure it is pressure treated. Regular lumber will rot quickly, so you'll have to use lumber that you can contain water and soil in.
Tips:
Measure out your area with a tape measure and draw lines with flour. This way, you can build your walls evenly. At that point, you can step back and look at your design.
Then you can begin building walls for your raised beds.
Dig trenches along the flour lines and place your first row of wood or block, whichever you have chosen to use. Then you can pack dirt around the frame to keep it secure in the ground. If you are building on a hill, the trenches need to get deeper as they go up the hill so that the beds will be level.
Finishing a bed:
If the soil is hard, you can put gravel underneath it for drainage. Finally, you can plant your seeds! With rows in-between the beds it will be better for the plants because you will be able to reach them for weeding, watering and harvesting without stepping on the ground near the roots of the plants.
