Raised garden beds & square foot gardening

Looks good, I like it, What are you planning on growing? I need to see if the wife will give me some of the backyard for a garden, I am stuck having to go to my brother in laws house and planting in his Garden, after 2 years its getting a little tiresome :)

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Nice looking raised bed….I have had 9 raised boxes in my garden for many years, all 3 ft. by 4 ft. or 3 ft. by 5 ft. It all began when I read a book called Square Foot Gardening by a guy named Bartholomey (or something like that). It is a great way to garden and the garden is easy to tend and very productive. You never walk on the dirt and you can reach to the center of each bed. I also have trellises for climbing crops like peas and beans. Good luck with it.
John

-- jbschutz www.johnschutz.com

looks great…great solution for the ground contact problem aw well.

-- Chucks in Phoenix

very nice. My wife uses one of her beds in the square foot process. Are you also posting this and the resulting plants on Garden Tenders??

-- Harold

Cheers for the thumbs up lads! I never saw a single negative comment on LJ. This is a superb place for starting woodworkers to observe, learn and get some advice & encouragement.

jbschutz, it’s Mr. Mel Bartholomew’s book, the same that I read too. Don’t have access to vermiculite down here for the soil mix, so just filled it all with the best soil I had. First year of gardening for me, though, not really sure about the results.

Martyroc, what I really like about raised beds, is that they take small space, does not get in the way and there is so much less mess. I plan to add landscape fabric and mulch on the ground around them beds.

Hjt, maybe when the results come in.

Very nicely done and you will reap what you have sown.

Mother Nature would be proud with what you’ve done with both your projects. – Len

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Great project!

I also built a 4ft x 10ft raised garden bed for vegetables last year . It was a rewarding experience. Mainly grew tomatoes and green chilies. Got around 120 lbs worth of tomatoes alone.

If you take good care of your plants, you will get the reward!

Good Luck!

I am wondering should I paint the guideline strips or not? I mean with all the paint/chemicals leaking into the soil horror stories.

Also, does anyone use some sort of dripping/watering systems to water the plants? Or just the old hose watering method?

I don’t think I would, the plants will most likely cover them over anyway. As for watering, there are several ideas out there, I’ve got both rain barrels and a well system. Both are posted project you can check out at Garden Tenders.

-- Harold

Cheers for the links, hjt

Will you be posting pictures of the garden on your blog as the season goes?

-- Chance Four "Not Just a Second Chance"