Build a Raised Garden Bed – A How To This year is our first
attempt at having a raised vegetable garden bed. We are complete
novices to vegetable gardening, so we decided to start small by
using a raised garden bed. Using a raised garden bed allowed us
to set aside a very small space in our backyard to devote to our
raised vegetable garden bed. This meant that our backyard could
stay almost like it was and we did not have to clear out a bunch
of space or pull up grass or make other drastic changes. We also
have moles in our yard, so using a raised garden bed helped us
protect the garden from them. Obviously, if you want a raised
vegetable garden bed you have to build it, so I set aside a few
hours one weekend a few weeks ago to build it. It turned out
that it was pretty cheap and easy to build, but there were
several decisions that had to be made along the way that greatly
impact how successful your raised vegetable garden bed will be.
Determine the Location The first step to build a raised garden
bed is to d