I've seen a lot of threads of people that do big gardens. Well I live in town and don't have space for a real big garden so we are going to try our hands at a raised bed. If it goes well the first few weeks and we don't kill anything then I will build another one.
Built the raised bed out of 6' ceder fence pickets and a rough cut cedar 2x4. Took about 15 minutes and that included cutting two pickets in half and cutting the 2x4 to length for the corners. Took about 14 bags of 1cu ft Miracle Grow garden soil I got on sale at lowes. 5 bags for $10. Planted a few of the tomato and bell pepper plants we bought.
These are some of the plants my daughter is trying to grow from seeds. So far they are doing really good. We have watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, peas, squash, and zucchini I believe.
My 7 year old is loving it. Even after taking her shower and getting ready for bed last night she wanted to come out and help carry the bags from the trailer to the garden bed. Then she helped level it out and digs to holes to plant.
Who else does raised beds for their garden? Thinking about trying to do the cucumbers and squash up some lattice. I will probably be stopping the the local McCoys to get some pallets to use as the lattice. Any tips or ideas from anyone who has done raised beds?
Built the raised bed out of 6' ceder fence pickets and a rough cut cedar 2x4. Took about 15 minutes and that included cutting two pickets in half and cutting the 2x4 to length for the corners. Took about 14 bags of 1cu ft Miracle Grow garden soil I got on sale at lowes. 5 bags for $10. Planted a few of the tomato and bell pepper plants we bought.
These are some of the plants my daughter is trying to grow from seeds. So far they are doing really good. We have watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, peas, squash, and zucchini I believe.
My 7 year old is loving it. Even after taking her shower and getting ready for bed last night she wanted to come out and help carry the bags from the trailer to the garden bed. Then she helped level it out and digs to holes to plant.
Who else does raised beds for their garden? Thinking about trying to do the cucumbers and squash up some lattice. I will probably be stopping the the local McCoys to get some pallets to use as the lattice. Any tips or ideas from anyone who has done raised beds?
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