How To Design A Raised Bed Garden
On a level section of ground lay the boards down with their inner corners touching.
How to design a raised bed garden. The aerial edible garden. Fill your garden with the fruits and vegetables you like to eat. If you enjoy cooking consider planting onions peppers potatoes and herbs.
Level ground will make installation a breeze. Using rot resistant lumber such as cedar or one of the newer composite lumbers construct your bed. Repurpose milk crates and make your raised bed portable.
Choose the material for your raised bed. If you need your plants closer to your kitchen or you want to place it in a shadier spot just pick up the crate and go. This milk crate raised bed is easy to set up and you can configure into any shape you like.
You can build your own raised garden bed using a variety of materials. Two by six lumber is perfect as it is easy to work with and will give you six inches of depth. If you love a fresh garden salad consider planting lettuce cherry tomatoes carrots and cucumbers.
Pick the perfect spot. Tuck veggie beds away so they don t detract from the rest of your garden when out of season. Stand one long board on its side and using a rubber mallet hammer two pieces of rebar 1 foot from each.