Wood Raised Garden Bed
(amazon) this wood makes perfect raised garden beds.
Wood raised garden bed. That’s a pretty cheap raised bed if you ask me! If you have to purchase the 4x4s and screws, you’ll spend about $20 on 4x4s and $5 on screws — for 3 raised beds, putting each bed at under $10! Because the wood was given to me, and my husband had two extra 4x4s and screws, i was able to build three raised garden beds for free!
Rather than planting your herbs, flowers, vegetables, or other plants in a garden bed set directly into the ground in your yard, a raised garden bed is a plot that’s set into some kind of platform up off the ground instead. Your wood finishing recipe sounds fantastic and i hope to get some raised beds built by this fall. If going for a soft wood, something like a pine, then using structural grade planks that are around 5cm (2 inches) thick will certainly outlast a frame that is constructed from low quality, thinner timber.
Recently, we completed building a barn on our homestead. In 2003 wood treated with cca, or chromatid copper arsenate was banned in the united states. If you are looking for designs, i have free plans for building raised garden beds here.
I had some scrap wood leftover and decided to use it to make new raised beds. In essence, a raised bed is a massive planting box. Custom build your own garden box in any size or even add a few to your backyard oasis.
What is a raised garden bed? Any wood harvested before 2003 could have been sprayed with cca and might not be a safe choice for your raised bed. But a 15″ bed should only have 6″ of wood.
This raised garden bed has an outer frame built of wood with the center of the planter made from corrugated metal. This raised bed has great curb appeal and is ideal for gardeners of all levels. Before you get started, please read our info on safety , fasteners and building tips.