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Old February 13, 2018   #1
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I am the king of "that won't work" projects, so when I decided to build my first raised bed, I wanted to do it as cheaply as possible just in case I had to scrap the whole thing. The left photo is my first bed. I have 4 now. The original one is going into its 4th growing season. The beds are 3' x 6' because they are made from cedar fence pickets that are 5.5" x 6'. There is a 2x6 brace in the middle of each bed, and, as you can see from the photo on the right, there isn't any bowing taking place even though I expected the whole thing would bow. Full, they hold 11" of soil. I use a soil that has a lot of compost in it, so it's light and fill them to the top each spring.

The pickets are about $2.80 each times 6
The corner brackets are from Amazon and are 19.99 per set.
I had a 2x6.

The pavers are decorative and keep me from having to weed eat next to the bed, but they probably help support the bottom of the bed.. I can run over them with my rider. They probably cost more than the beds.
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Old February 13, 2018   #2
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Nice. It looks like it would be easy to cover with plastic if you ever wanted to get an earlier start on your gardening season, or go later into the fall.
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Right. Each of the legs has a joint in the middle, so I can make a really low cover in the spring and then use the tall structure to "lean and lower" plants during the season.
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http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=40628 this is my post on raised beds.
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Hi Whoose,

I saw this when you first posted it. It looks like you're ready to go!
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