Raised bed gardens
Ok, not a shop project, but it's still wood with a little dirt, and rocks mixed in...
In our first house, we built a couple raised bed gardens that worked very well. We haven't had a garden for over 10 years and my wife misses one. The time has finally come to build some new raised beds.
Supports for critter protection
A week or so later - still in May...
I next put up some supports made from pressure treated 2x4 material and lag bolts. These will hold up frames that have chicken wire attached. The two boards on top form a gap that we can allow some taller plants to grow through.
A week or so later - still in May...
I next put up some supports made from pressure treated 2x4 material and lag bolts. These will hold up frames that have chicken wire attached. The two boards on top form a gap that we can allow some taller plants to grow through.
Time for dirt.
A few days later - it's still May...
Because of how the delivery charges worked out, it costed the same to get 6 yards as 3. Go figure. This is nice dirt, so a few extra yards couldn't hurt. Plus my neighbor needed some, so she got a little over a yard of it.
I had the driver dump it at the end of the driveway. Looks like a lot of work huh? Well, it only took about an hour to move it all...
A few days later - it's still May...
Because of how the delivery charges worked out, it costed the same to get 6 yards as 3. Go figure. This is nice dirt, so a few extra yards couldn't hurt. Plus my neighbor needed some, so she got a little over a yard of it.
I had the driver dump it at the end of the driveway. Looks like a lot of work huh? Well, it only took about an hour to move it all...
Then another hour or so to spread it around... I'm guessing we have about 8 hours in this project so far and I think it's looking pretty good!
Time to get some plants going... I'll add some pictures as things grow.
Time to get some plants going... I'll add some pictures as things grow.
Stone paths and let the growing begin...
The garden was such a success, we're planning on expanding next year.