Making A Raised Garden Bed Out Of Pallets

Next fill the bottom of your raised pallet bed with garden soil up to the first set of wooden slats.

Making a raised garden bed out of pallets.

The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall blocks. Build a raised bed in your garden and notice fewer weeds fluffier soil and more convenience. Build a raised garden bed from old pallets with these step by step instructions i will show you how to repurpose a pallet by turning it into a raised garden bed. I m all about being frugal and using what i have or what i can get cheap or free for my homestead projects and pallets seem to be one of those things that just seem to be easy to get for free.

These instructions describe building a 4 foot by 6 foot by 10 1 2 inch bed with 2 x 4 untreated lumber. The size is up to you. From the other side saw off some pieces of top. Tips for a raised bed vegetable garden raised bed vegetable gardening takes very little space and allows vegetables to be grown closer together.

See more ideas about garden beds raised garden raised garden beds. A bed that s at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow. So i recommend that you cut the pallets in half for building raised garden beds. The pallet garden bed is a wonderful diy project and a comparably cheap way to get you on your growing journey.

Use the side with two stringers for building the bed. Growing a garden in raised beds has many benefits but can sometimes be a little costly depending on what you build them out of. Feb 27 2019 making raised garden beds cheaply simply with materials at hand. Using the full height of a pallet would require a lot of material for filling the raised bed afterwards.

To get started lay down a layer of cardboard to kill any existing weeds or grasses.