Cart Log In Menu
gardening-basics, vegetables,

DIY Raised Vegetable Bed & Planting Plans

Printer Friendly Version

Compact raised beds are the easiest and productive way to have a colorful, productive food garden in a small space.

Here are step­-by­step instructions for building your own small raised bed created by our Garden Manager Lindsay Del Carlo, along with her planting guide for a continuous kitchen garden all season long. We will also build this bed at the trial garden and keep you posted via video so we can all compare notes!

LEFT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

Materials & Cut List:

  • 7, 2x4x10 lumber (redwood, cedar or wood alternative like Trex are best, these are most rot resistant and long lasting. DO NOT USE PRESSURE TREATED WOOD for edible plants)
  • 2.5 inch self-tapping deck screws
  • 4 ft. x 6 ft. 3 inch sheet of galvanized hardware cloth
  • 20 cubic feet of planting mix for vegetables. (About 14, 1.5 c. ft. bags)
  • Large box of All-purpose granular vegetable fertilizer – Organic or conventional
  • Using 6 of the 2x4x10 lumber, cut so you have 6 – 4 ft. lengths, and 6 - 6 ft. lengths for the walls 
  • Using 1 of the 2x4x10 lumber, cut so you have 10 – 10.5 inch lengths to join the walls and corner

LEFT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE 

Tools:

  • Measuring tape 
  • Safety glasses 
  • Screw gun and bits (Hammer and nails are an alternative, but a screw gun makes the job much faster and easier.) 
  • Staple gun and staples (1 box of 9/16” staples) 
  • Wood clamps with at least a 12 inch opening 
  • Hand saw or electric circular saw 
  • Saw horses, or sturdy, flat surface for cutting wood 
  • Metal cutting snips 
  • Shovel Digging fork 
  • Bow Rake

RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

 

    Click For Construction Plans

    LEFT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

    Images of 6 heads of lettuce growing in garden rows - Renee's Garden

    Spring Planting Plan

    LEFT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

    RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

    Image of two zucchinis growing off the base of the plant - Renee's Garden
    Summer Planting Plan

    RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

     

    For more planting plans: Renees Kitchen Garden Designs

    LEFT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

    Materials & Cut List:

    • 7, 2x4x10 lumber (redwood, cedar or wood alternative like Trex are best, these are most rot resistant and long lasting. DO NOT USE PRESSURE TREATED WOOD for edible plants)
    • 2.5 inch self-tapping deck screws
    • 4 ft. x 6 ft. 3 inch sheet of galvanized hardware cloth
    • 20 cubic feet of planting mix for vegetables. (About 14, 1.5 c. ft. bags)
    • Large box of All-purpose granular vegetable fertilizer – Organic or conventional
    • Using 6 of the 2x4x10 lumber, cut so you have 6 – 4 ft. lengths, and 6 - 6 ft. lengths for the walls 
    • Using 1 of the 2x4x10 lumber, cut so you have 10 – 10.5 inch lengths to join the walls and corner

    LEFT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

    RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE 

    Tools:

    • Measuring tape 
    • Safety glasses 
    • Screw gun and bits (Hammer and nails are an alternative, but a screw gun makes the job much faster and easier.) 
    • Staple gun and staples (1 box of 9/16” staples) 
    • Wood clamps with at least a 12 inch opening 
    • Hand saw or electric circular saw 
    • Saw horses, or sturdy, flat surface for cutting wood 
    • Metal cutting snips 
    • Shovel Digging fork 
    • Bow Rake

    RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

     

      Click For Construction Plans

      LEFT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

      Images of 6 heads of lettuce growing in garden rows - Renee's Garden

      Spring Planting Plan

      LEFT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

      RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT BELOW HERE

      Image of two zucchinis growing off the base of the plant - Renee's Garden
      Summer Planting Plan

      RIGHT COLUMN CONTENT ABOVE HERE

       

      For more planting plans: Renees Kitchen Garden Designs

      Your Cart

      Total $39.96

      Checkout