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Herb planters we just created using file cabinets I bought 4 file cabinets that I found on FB Marketplace for $20 each. I originally planned to paint them a matte black but ultimately decided to leave the original paint. If they start to rust, I’ll apply some acidic spray to go ahead and speed up […]
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28 Best DIY raised bed garden ideas: easy tutorials & designs to build raised beds or vegetable & flower garden box planters with inexpensive materials!
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Deze plantenbak is een geweldige keuze voor doe-het-zelvers om hun tuinen, balkons of terrassen te decoreren. Duurzaam materiaal: cortenstaal (ook wel weervast staal genoemd) Dit is van nature corrosiewerend. Het staal ontwikkelt een roestige beschermlaag tegen corrosie wanneer het voor het eerst wordt blootgesteld aan atmosferische omstandigheden. Je hoeft het dus niet te schilderen. Hierdoor kun je besparen op onderhouds- en reparatiekosten. De kenmerkende bruine kleur op het cortenstaal is een echte blikvanger. Ook is cortenstaal uitzonderlijk duurzaam en gaat het jarenlang mee.Stevig frame: het stalen frame van de verhoogde tuinbak biedt stevigheid en stabiliteit.Decoratieve functie: de bloemenbak kan je favoriete planten of bloemen bevatten, wat een ideale decoratie is voor in je tuin. Goed om te weten:Het product is bij ontvangst nog niet verroest en heeft een normale metaalkleur. Na verloop van tijd ontstaat er roest. Je kunt het roestproces versnellen door het metaal te besproeien met zeepwater en zout water. Om je kleding te beschermen tegen vlekken, vermijd je contact met de ontwikkelende roestlaag.Om de montage zo eenvoudig mogelijk te maken, wordt er bij elk product een handleiding meegeleverd.
How to make your own affordable rot resistant cedar raised planter boxes to us in your garden, on your patio or other small space.
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28 Best DIY raised bed garden ideas: easy tutorials & designs to build raised beds or vegetable & flower garden box planters with inexpensive materials!
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As sustainable gardening increases in popularity, so does the rise in raised garden bed building. Constructing raised beds permits you to compose the picture-perfect soil mixture for your plants, reduces weeds, allows for more dense planting in a given space, makes gardens more accessible, keeps the soil warmer for earlier and later planting, and allows anyone to grow abundantly despite their native soil quality. While raised garden beds can be constructed out of a plethora of building materials, making a brick raised garden bed can give you sturdy and long-lasting results. Follow our guide on making a brick raised garden bed and find out all you need to know about building a robust garden bed that will stand the test of time. Benefits of a Brick Raised Garden Bed A brick raised garden bed is an excellent long-term investment that provides gardeners with a multitude of benefits. Soil Quality: You can compose the ideal soil mixture for your plants no matter how poor your native soil is. Less Work: Growing in raised garden beds, especially those elevated off the ground, makes for less arduous work such as bending, weeding, watering, and harvesting. Extended Planting Season: The soil warms up more quickly in brick-raised beds, which means that you can begin growing your plants earlier and extend the growing season later. Raised garden beds allow you to plant more densely, which means you can grow more plants in a given area. Pest Management: When plants are off of the ground, it keeps pests like slugs and tunneling critters away. Less soil erosion will occur when a construction material like bricks frames soil. Loose, rich soil and dense planting make weeding a breeze. There is less soil compaction because no one is walking or driving over the soil. Brick-raised beds will not rot like wood will over time. It is a durable and more permanent option for raised bed gardening. Using Recycled vs. New Bricks for a Raised Bed Brick is a functional and beautiful option for building raised garden beds, but it can be a high-priced option depending on the type of brick you are building with and whether it's repurposed brick or new. Clay brick-raised garden beds will stand the test of time once they are made, but it's vital to understand and know the history of the material you are using before using a brick-raised bed for growing edibles. Recycled Brick Raised Garden Beds Reusing old clay bricks is an option for an organic raised garden bed, but it is crucial to know where the bricks came from and how they were used before planting edible plants in them. While repurposing old materials seems like the most eco-friendly option, not all building materials are appropriate, and some can actually end up causing more harm than good. Fireplace bricks could have a buildup of creosote on them, which is a carcinogen. Bricks may have been mortared with toxic adhesives. Painted bricks should be avoided because chemicals can leach into your soil. Industrial and specialty bricks can contain harmful elements that can contaminate your soil. It's best to avoid commercial bricks entirely. New Brick Raised Garden Bed If you don't know where bricks are sourced, you might want to stick to newer clay bricks if you plan on planting and growing vegetables in raised beds. Making a Brick Raised Garden Bed Clay bricks can either be stacked for a short raised garden bed, or they can be mortared together if deeper raised beds are desired. You can also create double-wide walls for added strength when mortar is not being used. Where to Build Brick Raised Beds Select an area of the yard that has full sun conditions. Ensure that your design allows you access to your garden beds for harvesting, weeding, and pruning. Raised beds should have at least 2 feet of walking space between them and be no wider than 4 feet across so you can easily reach the middle of the beds. Make sure that you can provide level footing for your brick raised bed. Brick Raised Garden Bed Without Mortar You can make a brick raised garden bed with or without mortar. If you are making a deeper raised bed, mortar can be used to keep bricks together. However, be sure to use a sand-based mortar that is only for residential use. Many commercial mortars contain harmful contaminants that can find their way into your soil and your food. This is particularly important, as mortars tend to break down more quickly than their brick counterparts. Building A Brick Raised Bed: Ensure that you are using materials that are safe for edible plants and your soil. Determine your measurements. This includes the side and depth of your planting bed. Use the length of the brick you are using to do your measurements so that you won't have to cut any bricks. Make sure that your building space is level. Use a line level and stakes to stake out your raised garden bed. This is important when building with bricks. The foundation they are laid on will affect the outcome of the project. Getting the first layer of bricks as level as possible will make the rest of the project go much more smoothly. As you lay bricks, add or remove dirt under each brick to ensure that each brick is level. If you are making a short raised garden bed, you can stack bricks 3-4 bricks high without securing bricks in place with adhesive. Unsecured bricks brick can be bumped out of place by critters or intense rainfall. For increased stability, build the bed with a thickness of two bricks all the way around. If you are building higher than that or want to ensure more sturdiness, apply a sand-based residential mortar mix between bricks as you lay them. If you used mortar, follow the instructions on the mix and allow the adhesive to cure before filling the raised bed with soil. Lay down hardware cloth along the raised bed floor to deter tunneling pests like moles, voles, and ground squirrels. Fill the raised bed with raised bed soil or a mixture of native topsoil and well-decomposed compost. Add your plants and nestle them in with a couple of inches of mulch along with the top layer of the soil. Elevate your gardening with a sturdy brick raised bed! Learn how to build one for improved soil, less work, and extended growing seasons. Start your dream garden today with the Kellogg Garden Organic products and find a store near you today! Share The Garden Love
Flowers Teresa from Meadowbrook Farm knows her zinnias! Her favorite varieties are Magellan and State Fair. Another variety she like is Cactus. Click here to see her other must have annuals. photos from Meadowbrook Farm Year Round Lettuce and Spinach in Containers How to Grow Lettuce - Easy Methods For Success Indoor Vegetable Gardening - Virginia Cooperative Extension - scroll down for section about growing indoors A Winter Container Garden - great article from Mother Earth News I'm dreaming of: I'm dreaming of... defined, non-muddy, weed-free, spacious pathways like the ones shown here from My Everyday Graces. Her post tells how she got the mulch for free. I'm dreaming of... raised beds, arranged with a plan in mind, in an enclosed area to keep out deer - and it should be pretty. I can't remember my source for this picture, but I'll keep looking Here's another good wonderful example found on Home Design Decorating. ... and another found on Sunset. Also see Sunset's Perfect Raised Bed. I'm dreaming of... a garden the deer can't get to. Here's an interesting idea from The Tucson Gardener. I think a high fence would be more practical for us. Beekman 1802 has a ton of ideas about Raised Bed Covers. I am really enjoying browsing their site... lots of good ideas! Also from Beekman 1802 - a post on trellises I'm dreaming of... fun, interesting, pretty trellises. Here's a good one found on Garden in a Minute's Flickr page. Lots of people sink PVC pipe in 2 or 4 spots in their raised beds to use as trellis supports. I found this example from lantanascape on Garden Web. Her trellis is made from electrical conduit. I'm dreaming of... a neat and tidy composting system from Clifford Country B&B Gardens - their raised bed garden is pretty, too. I'm dreaming of... a welcoming entrance to the garden. This one is at the Ash Lawn home of our 5th president, James Monroe. We may need two entrances. Of course Martha Stewart has gardens suitable for anyone's dreams! Her fence would certainly deter the deer . Raised Bed / No Till Gardening: "Soil compaction can reduce crop yields up to 50 percent. Water, air and roots all have difficulty moving through soil compressed by tractors, tillers or human feet. Plows, tillers or spades are the usual answers to this problem. But gardeners can avoid the problem by creating beds narrow enough to work from the sides. Organic matter can be increased greatly without getting bogged down, because raised beds drain better." Planting a Garden the No Till Way - from Jami at An Oregon Cottage "...I have very few weeds the entire remainder of the season. Honest! I don't need to cultivate, I never have any problem finding the seedlings because of weeds, and I can leave for a week and not come back to chaos." Raised Bed Vegetable Garden Design and Planning - Vegetable Gardening Online No Till Gardening - Oregon State University "...the no-dig method... Not only does it use less water, she says, it discourages weeds, improves the soil, and reduces labor for tilling and weeding." Build Your Own Raised Bed Garden - from The Pioneer Woman "...I have raised vegetable beds around my house, and I love them so much I add a couple every year." A Simple Raised Garden Plan - from Raised Bed Gardeing Blog "...Raised beds produce a variety of benefits: they extend the planting season; they reduce the need to use poor native soil; and they can reduce weeds if designed properly. Since the gardener does not walk on the raised beds, the soil is not compacted and the roots have an easier time growing. The close plant spacing and the use of compost generally result in higher yields with raised beds in comparison to conventional row gardening." Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens - Colorado State University Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens - Squidoo "...it is relatively easy to attach a framework of flexible PVC tubing to a raised garden bed over which you can place either clear plastic to create a greenhouse effect to extend your growing season even more, or some netting to prevent pests from getting to your vegetables..." How to Build a Raised Bed - interesting plan from Erin Covert Planting Guides and Charts: Central Alabama Planting Guide - a great guide for zone 7b, which is the same as Atlanta. Southeast Planting Zones Crop Rotation Chart - The Yankee Gardener Crop Rotation - Garden Organic Crop Rotation - Your Organic Gardening Blog Typical Harvest Dates in Georgia - good chart How to Plant Just about Everything - from Kitchen Stewardship Seed Starter Containers: Make Seed Starter Pots From Newspapers, Method 1 - Slide Tutorial Make Seed Starter Pots From Newspapers, Method 2 - Get the newspaper moist, using two containers that are the same size, line one with the newspaper and press in with the other container. Remove the second container and let the newspaper dry. Use this to plant your seeds, and when your plants come up and are ready to plant in the garden, you can plant the newspaper pot and all. The newspaper will decompose over time. Save eggshell halves for starting seeds. Use a tack to poke a drainage hole in each half then place the eggshell halves into an egg carton. Fill each shell with potting soil then add seeds and water.When it is time to plant seedlings, squeeze the eggshells to crush them then put the whole thing into the ground. Cardboard or Styrofoam egg cartons can be used to start seeds. Fill each cup with soil then plant seeds. If you use a Styrofoam carton poke a hole in the bottom of each cup for drainage. Yogurt Containers Cardboard coffee takeout trays are perfect and work well as seed starter pots. Source 1 Reminders for Next Year: Hang the trellis fences higher so it will be easier to weed. Dad wants to try Romano beans. Try at least two no-till raised beds. Space the rows further apart!!! Space the plants further apart. Mulch when planting. Plant less. Do something about the deer. Garden Markers: Fun Idea from Scraps and Scribbles Worm Farms (Vermiculture) Vermiculture Blog - I found lots of info on this blog including many of the videos below Setting Up the Worm Factory - YouTube video Cheap and Easy Worm Farming Worm Bin Temperature - lots more info on this site Temperature Extremes Have Their Challenges - another good info site Wood Worm Farms - supposedly better for outside use... year round Setting Up a Simple Bed: Global WORMing - love this video Vermiculture - plywood bin at blog - Mesa Lane COW Unwrapped - picture set showing how to set up Can of Worms bin Composting With Worms, Earth 911 - Ordering Seeds: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Virginia Johnny's Selected Seed - Maine Heirloom Seeds - Pennsylvania - They only sell open pollinated seeds - no hybrids! :-D -special page for Southern Favorites Seeds of Change - New Mexico Seed Savers Exchange - Iowa - non-profit, heirloom seeds Renee's Garden - California -some heirloom & open-pollinated Bountiful Gardens - California - heirloom, open-pollinated Amazon - a variety of vegetable seeds, some heirloom, different brands MISC: Thrifty and Money Saving Gardening Ideas and Tricks Cheap Tricks for Seed Starting Winter sowing - in plastic jugs and bottles - click here for explanation Edging and Compost Talk - from Donna at Funky Junk Interiors Fabulous Tomato Cages - also see recommendation on blog, Four Hills of Squash - here and here When to Pick and How to Ripen Pears to Perfection - great article!
SIP Raised Garden Bed: My garden bed was 2' wide, 10' long, and 22 inches high. This is what space I had available that got full sun in my backyard. Be careful if you are making it along a fence that it is not too wide - you want to be able to easily reach the back of it…
Of all the ways to garden, raised beds remain one of the most popular approaches to growing food and flowers. Among its numerous merits, raised bed gardening keeps things neat and orderly while bumping up
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Elevated Cedar Vegetable Garden Bed
This raised garden bed is extremely durable and beautifully made. It is deep and wide enough to hold a large amount of soil and provide ample space for your plants, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Thanks to its simple square design, it will make a stylish addition to any balcony, deck or patio. It is made of galvanised steel and equipped with interior support brackets, which makes this planter very sturdy and durable. The rim of the planter has an edge fold design so no dangerous sharp edges are exposed.The garden bed is easy to assemble.
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Learn the best practices to build a raised garden bed on concrete or other hard surfaces, including tips on drainage, soil retention, and bed design ideas.
Creating DIY raised garden beds, or garden boxes, in your backyard is a great way to protect your veggies, herbs, and flowers from pathway weeds, pests, and root rot. Depending upon your space, style, and needs,