Form a Frame of Timber or Brick or Rock or use a large container (with Drainage) and then fill with good garden loam and compost. The height and size and shape of the Raised Bed is what ever you want it to be...............
I just saw the most clever solution for this! Apparently, your local home store stocks special blocks (like lovers, but taller) for the corners of a raised bed. They come with notches already in them so you just slip your 2x6 lumber sides into them and Voila! Instant raised beds!
You can use anything you want to build the sides up on a raised bed. It all depends upon how much money you want to spend. Although wood is used a lot, here it gathers lots of termites so I wouldn't use it next to the ground.. Treated wood has chemicals so that's not good either. Premade stone works, bricks, be creative.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
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Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
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Form a Frame of Timber or Brick or Rock or use a large container (with Drainage) and then fill with good garden loam and compost. The height and size and shape of the Raised Bed is what ever you want it to be...............
I just saw the most clever solution for this! Apparently, your local home store stocks special blocks (like lovers, but taller) for the corners of a raised bed. They come with notches already in them so you just slip your 2x6 lumber sides into them and Voila! Instant raised beds!
Not lovers, PAVERS! Stupid autocorrect
you aught to read the book "Damn you auto correct" i didn't stop laughing for a week.
You can use anything you want to build the sides up on a raised bed. It all depends upon how much money you want to spend. Although wood is used a lot, here it gathers lots of termites so I wouldn't use it next to the ground.. Treated wood has chemicals so that's not good either. Premade stone works, bricks, be creative.
http://www.hometalk.com/categories/gardening-landscaping/container-gardening/raised-garden-beds