Build a raised bed garden
A raised bed is a simple wooden box filled with good soil: easy on your back, easy to weed, and easy to grow food in. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first bed.
Space neededA sunny 6 x 6 ft patch
First projectA 4 x 4 ft cedar bed
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forGardeners, families, weekends
The video that hooks everyone
Building raised garden beds
A builder shows how to build raised garden beds, here framed in wood with corrugated metal sides, set around a gravel path. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. The store can cut the boards for you if you don't have a saw.
Starter kit
01Two 8 ft cedar 2x10 boardsCut into two 48 in. and two 45 in. pieces. Many stores cut them for you.
02One 8 ft cedar 2x4Cut into four 9 in. corner blocks.
033 in. exterior wood screwsCoated or stainless, so they don't rust.
04Cordless drill and driverDrills pilot holes and drives screws.
05Tape measure and pencilMeasure twice, mark once.
06Safety glassesFor drilling and cutting.
07CardboardPlain, flattened boxes to smother grass under the bed.
08Raised bed soil mixAbout 12 cubic feet for a 4 x 4 bed.
09Seeds or starter plantsPick a few easy crops you like to eat.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1A bed too wide to reachKeep beds 4 ft wide or less, so you can reach the middle without stepping in.
- 2Filling with plain yard dirtIt packs down hard. Use a raised bed mix, or topsoil and compost.
- 3Too little sunMost vegetables need six to eight hours of direct sun a day.
