Build your own Raised Vegetable Bed

A Raised Bed

A Raised Bed


To build a 5ft by 4ft bed, you will need:

  • 8 x 6ft by 1ft Tanilised Timber (cut to size),
  • 6 x 2ft by 2ft Pine stakes,
  • 32 x galvanized screws,
  • 4 x bags 72 litre multi-purpose compost,
  • 1 x bag farmyard manure,
  • 1-2 bags of Topsoil,
  • A club hammer, a cordless drill or similar, a garden fork, a rake.

Instructions:

  1. Screw tanilised timber to stakes in a rectangle shape,
  2. Using club hammer, hammer stakes into the ground until bottom board hits ground,
  3. Fork over bottom of bed to loosen soil,
  4. Fill with compost, manure and topsoil (no manure with carrots/onions) and rake until level.
  5. Start sowing seeds.

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