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Gardening Raised Veggie Beds

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by HoneyFuzz, Nov 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM.

  1. HoneyFuzz

    HoneyFuzz

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    Went through one full growing season with our new raised beds. They are 4'x8'. 36" tall. No bending for anything anymore. More work to put them together and fill them...but just topping them off when they settle is all I have to do just now. Learned some things to not do next time when I'm filling them up from scratch .
    They settle pretty good ..so I filled them up with the chips and dirt from stump grinding I had done this year. Beautiful stuff ! Topped off with rabbit bedding/manure.
    They will settle over winter..so I'll top them with compost before planting next year. Nice to be done before winter !
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    Those look fantastic! You build them?
     
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    Thank you ! Bought from a company called Land Guard. They came in flat boxes .then we put them together. Lots of bolts and nuts. Had about an hour into each one. 45 minutes to put together ..15 minutes to stand up straight again lol.
     
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    Beautiful! I went a different route for raised beds, and have been using the stock tanks for several years. Started with three and have ten now. You're definitely going to enjoy not bending over when gardening or weeding!

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    Man..that looks really good ! Love how you have them arranged !
     
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    HoneyFuzz Those look great. I have very tempting ads show up on my phone for Sproutboxes made in Alberta. We need to get some house repairs done first before I get involved in gardening again.