Originally Posted by
Homestar
Ok, thought I share a pic of mine now - I’ve been building it for a few months on and off as time permits, wanting to get it ready for a Spring planting so thought I better pull my thumb out and finish it. The area used was previously just part of the lawn next to the pergola. Gets plenty of sun, easy to get to and water is right there too.
Wanting to make it easy on the back long term, and Pug proof, decided a raised bed was the way to go. Also had pretty much all the materials at hand too apart from the sleepers around the top, so pretty cheap all in. I now have a very unenviable task of filling it up and I have 5 meters of good veggie compost mix turning up mid week so the fun will begin then. Think it will take more than that but we do have quite a bit of fill to put in the bottom of it first so hoping to have it over a third full before the new stuff goes in - will see. 😁
Just so you know, the back fence is at an angle so the timber isn’t crooked, it’s just following the fence.
9242B1B5-062D-4CD1-BAA2-D4C002E7FC17 by
Gavin Gregory, on Flickr
EDE2B112-01AC-4E18-B409-3076F090EA81 by
Gavin Gregory, on Flickr
Have had smaller and larger veggie patches over the years but nothing like this, looking forward to planting it out soon. 👍
Way to go, Gav. Sooo much easier on the body at that height, hey! I wish our beds were another 50 cm higher. One thing you may wish to consider, in a raised bed of that height, is the media used and the watering system, as you will still benefit from earthworms being able to have entry and egress from below natural ground level.
We have a nice lot of cabbage and caulies at the moment with beetroot, garlic, carrots, beans and cucumbers coming on in the bottom gardens.
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'sit bonum tempora volvunt'
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