Building A Veggie Garden

You determine if an area has good drainage by checking it after a heavy rain.

Building a veggie garden.

The layout provides you with a recommended number of plants in each square foot of the design. To improve drainage and prevent weeds from growing up into the garden he removed the grass beneath the bed and tilled the earth before adding soil. You ll get plenty of fresh produce for your summer meals and it will be easy to keep up with the chores. Select up to five types of vegetables to grow and plant a few of each type.

Now stand one 8 long plank on its side hammer 2 pieces of rebar 1 from each corner for temporary support. You can basically plant any vegetables of your choice or try one of the five garden suggestions which by the way looks quite colorful and tasty. Whatever you choose to plant this layout will make it easier for you. Build several garden beds in different shapes to add interest and variety to your gardening.

Lay them down one by one with the inner corners touching. Avoid areas that are shaded by your house or a tree during part of the day. After finding a favorite spot for your raised garden bed pinpoint the wood planks or you can easily make you required size of wood planks by cordless miter saw or hacksaw. A good size for a beginner s vegetable garden is 10x10 feet about the size of a small bedroom.

Step 2 cut and assemble the frame photo by ask this old house tv. Select a garden area. A bale of lucerne and a bale of straw will spread over a garden about 2m by 1 5m. Vegetable gardens need a lot of light so roger and his helpers placed the bed in an area that gets sun for most of the day.