raised bed | Jardin de Smitherrama

Veggies have been planted.

This bed has: tomatoes, peppers, beans, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, & onions.

Plotting out where I wanted the taller plants to go.

Finished. Starting at the top left corner and going down the columns: Marigolds, onions, onions, marigolds, spinach, spinach, lettuce, lettuce, broccoli, beans, beans, pepper, tomato, tomato, pepper, pepper.

Hopefully the cage will keep all the really bad pests out.

Moar Dirt!

Cleared rocks & weeds from 4ft x 4ft area where first raised bed was positioned. Filled with 16 cu ft of organic vegetable soil.

Measured out garden spacing so we'd know where first bed would go.

Cleared out rock & weeds. Added some soil to help even out space.

Put down weed cloth. Plastic stakes broke because of underground rocks. Used some rocks to hold cloth.

The Humble Box

DIY 12″ raised garden bed. Built with 4 – 2″x4″x8′ cedar boards, each cut in half; 1 – 4″x4″x8′ cedar post cut into 4 pieces for the corners. Secured with brackets for stability.