Desiree has been wanting a vegetable garden for some time now and a few weeks ago, we finally built ours and it's working out perfectly.
The schematics are pretty common as most wood that you would purchase would be 8ft long. We chose cedar because of its rot tolerance and also it is untreated to reduce transfer of the chemicals of treated wood.
Preping the area, we tilled the sod, lined with newspaper and then mesh lining on top. In the encosed area, we used a mixture of organic potting soil, manuer, compost, and peatmoss. Outside the enclosure, we mulched the box and the end result looks great.
What are we growing:
herbs:
rosemary
oregano
basil
cilatro
fruits & vegetables:
bell peppers
ocra
tomatos
strawberrys
materials:
4x 2"x6"x8ft
1x 4"x4"x8ft
lots of wood deck nails
mesh lining
newspaper
The final demensions of the box is 4ft x 8ft x 12" high with the 4"x4" cut to 2ft long for inner stakes.
The schematics are pretty common as most wood that you would purchase would be 8ft long. We chose cedar because of its rot tolerance and also it is untreated to reduce transfer of the chemicals of treated wood.
Preping the area, we tilled the sod, lined with newspaper and then mesh lining on top. In the encosed area, we used a mixture of organic potting soil, manuer, compost, and peatmoss. Outside the enclosure, we mulched the box and the end result looks great.
What are we growing:
herbs:
rosemary
oregano
basil
cilatro
fruits & vegetables:
bell peppers
ocra
tomatos
strawberrys
materials:
4x 2"x6"x8ft
1x 4"x4"x8ft
lots of wood deck nails
mesh lining
newspaper
The final demensions of the box is 4ft x 8ft x 12" high with the 4"x4" cut to 2ft long for inner stakes.
