Enter your project or studio from next week on and sign up to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to receive more information! We have loads of free kitchen garden layouts. It also has a specific square-foot gardening SFG feature, which involves dividing the bed se squares diy 4x4 wood pumpkins set make the organization of your garden a lot simpler. See how to start seeds or plants. Depending on the slope grade, the ingredients pmpkins your land, and, of course, your physical ability among other things…e.

I used the degraded trampoline mat as a weed barrier. I then staples coated wire fencing to the outside of the boards and zip tied it to the round tubing that used to hold the trampoline mat. My goal is to use the pipe that held the safety netting to fabricate a roof structure so that I can cover it with plastic for a hot house, if I can find the hardware I need.

I wish I could attach a picture. That is a really cool way to reuse your old trampoline! Thank you for sharing with us. We hope you have a great crop this year. In your recipe above for bed soil, is that the finished product of top soil, compost and other organic material? And when building my raised bed, I used treated wood. Do I need to line it with plastic, then gravel and then the recipe? Could one use very old treated wood perhaps 30 years old in the construction of a raised bed and then line the interior with weed block?

Or use the old wood as a frame and then line the interior with cedar planks? Thanks and I look forward to your reply. My raised beds are on gravel, should i move the gravel out from underneath the raised beds or will the gravel help to reduce weeds?

I am planning on using mulch to reduce weeds and help retain moisture since i'm in a dryer climate. Please advise. Thank you! There is no reason to remove the gravel from under your raised beds. In fact, it can actually help with drainage! We hope this helps. I'll need to purchase everything at the home improvement store's garden center.

Hi Kim, You can also use straw chop it into smaller pieces first , but avoid using hay, which can seed your garden and produce weeds. In your alternate materials, you don't discuss composite raised bed kits. I bought Durable Green Bed Composite raised beds two years ago and they're awesome. A bit pricey, but because they last forever, I'm not worried about them breaking down or leaching into our wet soils here in the Northwest. Take a look, and include them in an update.

A good solution for serious gardeners who want their raised beds to be a more permanent part of the landscape. Oh, and they're non toxic, natural materials.

I live in an area of rocks and sloping ground. I've spent hundreds of dollars over the years in an attempt to build a garden, but each year the garden mix just seems to disappear and I'm interested in your 4 x4 garden, but 1 there is no flat area, 1 I can't break up the ground below because it is more rock than soil and that soil is a horrible brown clay that disappears when it's dry and is sticky and washes when it rains.

Suggestions would be helpful. Anicient civilizations did this; some still do, in Peru, for one example. Depending on the slope grade, the ingredients in your land, and, of course, your physical ability among other things…e. Then, once you have a flat area, grow in it or set a raised bed on it. If you grow inground, do not skip the soil test and amend the soil accordingly.

To help to retain the soil in such a bed, you could line it; layers of newspaper or maybe cardboard , which eventually breaks down and most plant roots can penetrate, is one option. Note, because newspaper breaks down you may at some time need to replace it.

Hi there! With the soil recipe, should I mix it all together or should I put the layers down one by one? I am planning a raised soup kitchen garden - that table of ingredients will be super helpful, thank you - and am struggling to find information on garden layouts for that purpose.

Can you possible point me at some resources? Google is not helpful at all and as I am unemployed I can't afford to buy books as well as volunteer my time and muscles. Thank you. Hi Tessa, Yes! We have loads of free kitchen garden layouts.

You can find hundreds more kitchen garden planners on the Almanac Garden Planner. Hi, I'm moving my blueberries next year to different location because they are not happy where they are now.

Too many trees from the neighbors next door and an easterly location. I want to plant them in a moderate raised bed mainly for protection from my bulldozing hubby that wants to mow down everything. Will this work. I've already started prepping the area with newspaper and dried leaves from last year covered with cardboard and a tarp. How much more will I need to add to the soil when planting. Thank you so much for your advice in advance.

We built a 4 x 8 raised garden bed with pressure treated copper azole wood but after some research I have read that this is not a good choice when using it to plant veggies but I have also heard that it is not a big deal. I am a first time gardener and was wondering if anyone else has any experience with this.

I would hate to have to toss this perfectly good box that we just built but I also dont want to get sick from poisoning. Thank you for the help! In the end, it comes down to personal choice and comfort. CA copper azole treated lumber has been known to leach copper into the soil over time, but the amount is very minimal, and the amount that subsequently makes it into the plants is even more minimal.

For you to get sick, you would have to eat nothing but the veggies from the raised bed for years and years. However, some folks prefer to not take the risk and either use natural wood like cedar or put down a thick plastic liner between the treated lumber and the soil.

How would asparagus do in a metal raised bed horse trough where there is a metal floor? Would a 1' depth be enough or would 2' be smarter? There is a drainage plug at the base. I'm guessing maybe line the bottom with gravel or rock? Thanks for your help. For that reason, raised beds can be a good place to plant asparagus. Chromated Copper Arsenate CCA lumber is still produced for primarily marine applications but was voluntarily removed by the manufacturing companies from residential applications in due to consumer concerns.

Since the EPA assumed responsibility for chemical pesticides in , CCA lumber has never been suggested for retirement or voiced concern about leaching. They always warned against burning due the concentrate produced. That said, I prefer eastern red cedar due to it being superior in longevity, locally available and, frankly, an invasive species following cleared forests. I also prefer the asthetic of cedar. Skip to main content. By The Editors. March 10, Tags Raised garden bed.

What do you want to read next? Soil Preparation: How Do You Small-Space Gardening: 5 Tips for What is Hugelkultur? The Ultimate Planning a Square-Foot Garden. Over 20 Vegetable Garden Layout Strategic Moves: Tips for Easier Vegetables for Small Kitchen How to Start a New Garden Bed. Houseplant Care Guide. Gardening Methods: Containers, Planting Cover Crops in the Home How to Mulch Your Garden Types Do you have any plans for a self-watering planters? Hi Allison, There is no reason to remove the gravel from under your raised beds.

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