Raised bed for vegetable garden

[Peasie]

This was the last corner of our tiny lot to be landscaped. So I attacked it this Spring. I wanted to plant vegetables. Research says I should plant in raised beds. So Mr. Gungo helped me. Pictures coming soon.

[Peasie]

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<span style="color: #333399"><span style="font-weight: bold">So here is the before picture. This is a corner in my back yard</span></span>

[Peasie]

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<span style="color: #000099"><span style="font-weight: bold">We leveled off the ground a little bit they lay down some landscape fabric to block weeds.</span></span>

[Nylah]

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I am doing a baby version of this in my own backyard next week so I want to see how you and Mr Gungo handle it

[Peasie]

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<span style="color: #000099"><span style="font-weight: bold">Next we constructed the raised bed frames using untreated lumber. (Treated lumber has in arsenic and not recommended for vegetable gardens). Instead we &quot;painted&quot; the lumber boards with linseed oil.</span></span>

[Peasie]

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<span style="color: #000099"><span style="font-weight: bold">Another view of the L-shaped frame. Next step is to order the soil - mixture of top soil and compost and wait for them to deliver it! </span></span>

[diabolical_Tanya]

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why L shape? and will you be removing the trap ting that is not covered by the bed?

[Peasie]

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<span style="color: #000099">The L-shaped is to get more planting space instead of two I-shaped beds. We will get top soil to put <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">into</span></span> the L-shape frame to make the garden beds <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">then</span></span> plant in those beds. The landscape fabric stays where it is. <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Around</span></span> the raised bed we are going to put flag stones with pebbles filled in. I will put tomato plants in pots on the flag stone walking area. The fabric prevents weeds from coming up.

This project is taking longer than I wanted, but I am enjoying doing it little by little. More pics as I move along.

Here's the concept (from eHow) but instead of wood chips around we will have flagstone walk-around.</span>

[diabolical_Tanya]

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Ohhhhh, so all that plastic outside the L will be covered in flagstones

[Peasie]

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Yes. But if it was up to me, I would put wood chips. But I compromised. Mr. G. just love mek tings complicated somtimes.

[diabolical_Tanya]

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so what yu plan on planting?

[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so what yu plan on planting? </div></div>

It so late now...All the same, here is my dream vegetable bed planting in blocks:

2 rows callalloo mi cyann fine no-one wid callaloo plant in dis area. Ongle mi relative dem in Canada have callaloo
3 rows of baby spinach
2 rows red leaf lettuce
2 rows green leaf lettuce
1 row scotch bonnet pepper
2 rows snap peas
1 row celery
2 rows skellion

I have herbs - thyme, sage, cilantro - in pots on the back patio.

Next year will start some yellow and red pear tomatoes in pots around bed.

[R00TS]

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VERY NICE! i'm excited for you! wishing I had one

[Nylah]

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Missy, what does the linseed oil do? Is it just to prevent the wood from rotting or does it do something else as well?

My wood is untreated but I never thought to oil it and stuff

[Peasie]

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Is to proteck di wood. Woman, tap nag mi!