Build a $10 Cedar Raised Garden Beds. UPDATE: Here's those cedar beds I built for $10 bucks each . . . just before the moose ate the entire garden :( I can't rave enough about these beds, my garden was amazing and super low maintenance.
BUILD THESE. It's a must build. A while back while shopping at the Blue Store - AKA Lowes - shopping for mortar and grout and stuff for our river rock stone veneer for the face of our house, I happened to smell some cedar. Outdoor stuff. 15 Repurposed Planters: Just Add Dirt. Human Diet and Nutrition. Garden. NGA Plant Finder. Gertens Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Farming & gardening. Free Potting Bench Plans. Free Potting Bench Plans, Step #4.
Now raise the bottom shelf up, and prop it up with boards while you position and secure the 24" by 48" frame that will support the bottom shelf. I propped the bottom shelf up with 2 by 4's while I secured the frame that supports it. The height of the bottom shelf isn't all that critical, so I just found two pieces of scrap wood to prop the frame up that made the bottom shelf about 10-3/4" off the floor. Once I had the frame in place I fastened it to the potting bench legs using 2-1/2" screws. I drilled pilot holes first to make inserting the screws easier. Mike's Backyard Nursery.