Choose a flat sunny spot to build your raised garden bed.
Building a raised garden bed with wood.
I ve built a number of raised beds over the years but so far this design is my favorite.
How to build a raised garden from wood pallets don t try to pry apart the pallets and it can damage or crack the wood making it unable to use.
Attach the last two long planks to form the last.
Redwood raised garden bed.
Set one of the shorter sides upright at a.
This wood makes perfect raised garden beds.
Building raised garden beds lay two of the longer planks on the ground printed sides facing you.
Pressure treated wood shrinks as it dries.
Use fasteners and hardware labeled for treated lumber stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized screws.
Drill pilot holes to prevent splitting when nailing or screwing boards.
Cedar moderately costly but long lasting.
Use wood rated for ground contact when necessary for the.
Don t worry about the condition of the soil in your chosen location since you will be adding your own quality soil.
Measure where your beds are to be.
Some raised garden bed kits are.
Here we have another wood that has a natural.
The sides are 2 x 10 s and the top is capped off with a 2 x 4 shelf.
Cedar raised garden bed.
Instead break down the pallets by using a reciprocating saw to cut through the nails to make them into planks.