How To Make Garden Boxes
This planter box has space for regular plants and water plants.
How to make garden boxes. Next cut 2x4 lumber into 2 long sides and 2 short sides for your box. You can actually build any size you want by just changing out the measurements. Repeat the process for the second 6 foot by 3 foot box. Follow our directions and you ll be able to build the 4 by 8 foot bed pictured here as a weekend.
Attach the sides by drilling through the boards. To build a raised vegetable garden box first cut 4 pieces of 4x4 lumber for posts. Good to know if you want to get an early start on gardening or keep things growing later in the season cover the mesh frame with plastic to protect the plants from cooler temperatures. A raised garden bed essentially a large planting box is the ultimate problem solver.
To make a garden box you will first have to clear the area that you plan to put the box then assemble the box and finally add soil to plant your vegetables in. Then dig holes for the posts where you want your box to go or simply place them on top of the soil if you want your box raised higher. One day garden planter box and pond. Vegetable garden boxes also known as raised garden beds are a great feature to install in your garden.
Repeat how to build a garden box. Learn how to build this planter pond with this complete tutorial. They look neat and tidy drain well and make it easy to tend your plants. Take the remaining 4 foot pieces and repeat the same steps as above to create the 4 foot by four foot garden box you see in our pictures.
It offers perfect drainage protection from pests and easy access to crops.