Easiest Way to Build a Raised Garden
A raised garden bed allows you to plant a garden when your soil otherwise would produce lackluster plants. It's also a help for gardeners who have mobility issues and cannot stay on their knees to garden in a traditional garden. If you want to build a raised bed garden, you don't have to reinvent the wheel. The easiest way to build a raised garden is to use a premade kit that you can purchase from a home improvement store. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Small wooden posts
- String
- Raised garden kit
- Top soil
- Shovel
- Tiller or rake
Instructions
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Mark the area for your garden using the posts and string. The kit that you bought will determine the size of your garden, though you can combine two or more kits to create a larger garden.
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Snap the pieces of your raised garden kit together, following the outline of your garden area. Most kits will have male and female sections that connect the pieces.
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Secure the raised bed to the ground using the enclosed spikes. Your bed will have long spikes that go through the bed and into the ground to secure it.
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Fill the garden area with top soil. It will take several bags to do this. The manufacturer of your raised garden kit may offer suggestions of how much soil you'll need.
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Plant your flowers as usual.
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Tips & Warnings
Place metal netting along the bottom of the bed to prevent animals from digging up under the garden.
These are general guidelines for creating a raised garden with a kit. If your kit has different instructions, you should follow the suggestions of the manufacturer.
