How to Start New Raised Garden Beds
Creating a raised garden bed isn’t a difficult task. Once you get through the construction process you’ll be able to enjoy the garden bed for years. Gardeners tend to love these because they are easier to work with once they’ve been created.
Raised garden beds can really make gardening a lot easier. You will not have to worry about weeding as much and they will be warmer earlier and later into the seasons. Once you have gone through the work of making a raised garden bed the rest will be easy.
What You’ll Need:
- String
- Drill
- Compost
- Tape Measure
- Shovel
- Garden Stakes
- Galvanized Screws
- Cedar Boards
- Garden Soil
- Find a location in your yard that will have enough sun or shade for the plants you plan on growing. Mark the corners of where the garden will be with your garden stakes. Loop the string around the stakes so the area is marked off.
- Get rid of the grass inside of the marked area with your shovel. Break up large clumps of the soil as you dig about two inches below the surface.
- Get two cedar boards the same length as the width of the garden and two that are the same size as the length and put them inside of the marked area. Screw the screws in through the ends so that they are all connected.
- Pack the ground you have broken up around the frame’s base. Be mindful of any gaps that are between the wood and the soil. The inside of the frame needs to be filled up with the compost and garden soil. Mix together the compost and the soil with the help of your shovel. Pat it once it is fully mixed, you want it to be firm to begin planting.