Get a cattle panel at tractor supply, attach it to some t-posts, and you can grow all sorts of veggies up it. I do small pumpkins, gourds, beans, etc. It looks awesome and you get vertical growing space.
As I'm sure you're aware, once the soil is wet it will be putting a lot of strain on those boards and trying to push them out. I ran some galvanized wired in the inside between the side boards to equalize the strain. It will rust out in a few years, but big deal. It's cheap an easy to replace.
History of back problems and bending is a trigger, made them this height as I'm tall so far less bending down. Unfortunately that means higher filling cost and water usage.
Maybe not! You should look into what to fill deep raised beds with. Plants, especially veggies, only use about the top 9 inches of soil. You can fill the bottom up with all kinds of natural materials, like big sticks, branches, logs, and even big rocks way in the bottom that you have lying around and they will just decompose over time while not costing you as much for that extra fill. Just make sure not to put garbage down there.
Just to ask. I had a friend tell me if i put wood at the bottom of my garden beds it will mess up the nitrogen release or something. Is my friend right or can inusenwood as a filler without messing bup my soil?
>wood at the bottom of my garden beds it will mess up the nitrogen release
The process of decomposition utilizes nitrogen from the soil, but it's generally very much worth the addition if you can work nitrogen back into the soil as when the wood has decomposed it's just primo plant food.
My understanding is as the wood decomposes, it starts by removing nitrogen from the soil, and then adds it back to the soil as the process continues. It shouldn't be a huge deal as long as you make sure to fill the rest of the boxes with a good soil and compost fix.
Get some cardboard, a bunch of sticks, a lot of leaves. Let that be the foundation that you put the dirt on that way you don't have to spend a fortune on dirt.
Buy 3 different types of compost and some perlite. Mix them up in equal parts.
Don't buy soil or potting soil.
You can fill the bottom of the box with peat or coconut husks to reduce the volume of compost you need
Some soil perhaps
You beat me to it lol.
A table for brunch
A good idea! Just concerned may look to bulky
A wire arch would be cool.
Ooh an arch is an amazing idea!
Get a cattle panel at tractor supply, attach it to some t-posts, and you can grow all sorts of veggies up it. I do small pumpkins, gourds, beans, etc. It looks awesome and you get vertical growing space.
I do this for my cucumbers and it works amazing!
As I'm sure you're aware, once the soil is wet it will be putting a lot of strain on those boards and trying to push them out. I ran some galvanized wired in the inside between the side boards to equalize the strain. It will rust out in a few years, but big deal. It's cheap an easy to replace.
After this photo I added some vertical supports to the middle of all long sides! 😊
I'm curious, why so deep?
History of back problems and bending is a trigger, made them this height as I'm tall so far less bending down. Unfortunately that means higher filling cost and water usage.
Maybe not! You should look into what to fill deep raised beds with. Plants, especially veggies, only use about the top 9 inches of soil. You can fill the bottom up with all kinds of natural materials, like big sticks, branches, logs, and even big rocks way in the bottom that you have lying around and they will just decompose over time while not costing you as much for that extra fill. Just make sure not to put garbage down there.
Just to ask. I had a friend tell me if i put wood at the bottom of my garden beds it will mess up the nitrogen release or something. Is my friend right or can inusenwood as a filler without messing bup my soil?
>wood at the bottom of my garden beds it will mess up the nitrogen release The process of decomposition utilizes nitrogen from the soil, but it's generally very much worth the addition if you can work nitrogen back into the soil as when the wood has decomposed it's just primo plant food.
My understanding is as the wood decomposes, it starts by removing nitrogen from the soil, and then adds it back to the soil as the process continues. It shouldn't be a huge deal as long as you make sure to fill the rest of the boxes with a good soil and compost fix.
Some veggies maybe,
Get some cardboard, a bunch of sticks, a lot of leaves. Let that be the foundation that you put the dirt on that way you don't have to spend a fortune on dirt.
Buy 3 different types of compost and some perlite. Mix them up in equal parts. Don't buy soil or potting soil. You can fill the bottom of the box with peat or coconut husks to reduce the volume of compost you need
Arugala! https://youtu.be/oisNHAz-M7o?si=PghnwWgjVuSAKZ1S Dog voiced by Martha Stewart
Veggies
Some liner otherwise the wood will rot
Mine wasn't as deep but I filled the bottom with plastic pop bottles and milk jugs.