Looking for a way to save extra money and make the garden beautiful? In this post, I’ll show you how to build raised garden beds without breaking the bank.
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Saving money has become more important than ever these days and with gardening, there’s no exception.
I thought about getting those cute metal raised garden beds, but that proved to be too expensive.
You could do an in-ground garden but, If you’re anything like me, the idea of tilling red clay with huge rocks in it doesn’t seem too appealing either. I could just imagine spending a bunch of money on a tiller only to break it on the first row. That’s no good.
By using raised beds made of cedar fence pickets, I was able to build multiple raised garden beds for under $30 a piece. Sounds like a steal doesn’t it?
I’m hoping you find this DIY raised garden bed build as easy as I do so, let’s get started!
Why start a raised bed garden?
PROS:
- You don’t have to worry about digging up the soil
- Better drainage in the garden
- Fewer weeding issues
- Earlier sprouting of plants
- Crop rotation made easier
- It just looks great!
- Easier to amend the soil
- Makes mulching easier
- Longer growing season
CONS:
- Can be more costly upfront depending on materials used
- More watering needed so the beads don’t dry out
- Not all plants grow well in raised beds
Supplies for the build:
- 6- 6 ft cedar fence pickets
- 1 1/2 inch deck screws
- 1 2×2 furring board
Tools for the build:
Cut list
- Cedar fence pickets
- 4- 71”
- 4- 35 1/2”
- 2×2 furring boards
- 6- 10”
How to build raised garden beds
Make the cuts
So, we’re first going to trim the cedar fence pickets so they’re even. I find it easier to measure each picket from the bottom. Then, make your cuts for the furring boards.
Put it all together
Place a furring board at each end of the cedar fence pickets. Using the measuring tape, measure 35 1/2“ and place a furring board in the middle. Attach the furring board with 1 1/2 deck screws. All of the screws will be shown on the outside of the beds.
Now take the four 35 1/2″ cedar fence pickets and attach 2 on each side into the 10″ furring boards. Try to line the pickets up with the adjacent picket if you can. If you can’t, no worries. The pickets are not always perfectly straight so, try to tweak it as best you can to avoid huge gaps in the wood.
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