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~Basic information on wood and a good soil mix go here. ~For my site selection dilemma and a little bit of inspiration, click here. ~And more about the importance of site selection, click here. I'm trying the All New Square Foot Gardening method this year because it puts more garden in a smaller space. Method, you can still use these basics to build a raised garden using standard rows. So, now... let's get busy putting together a raised vegetable garden, square foot style! Step One - Build a Box Of course to start off, you'll need wood. You will need a drill and some deck screws - about twice as long as your wood is thick. Dirt is next! When to Plant Vegetable Seeds. Growingyourgreens's Channel. How To Build a PVC Trellis. Lay out all of the materials on the ground.
For each trellis section, lay five pieces of pipe side by side, leaving about a foot of space between them. Then position a piece of pipe along the ends, perpendicular to the five pipes. Set a corner angle at each corner and then place three Ts along each side where the middle pipes touch the end pipes. Repeat these steps for the other trellis sections. Right now your work area looks like a jumble of parts, but you can see where all the PVC pipes and fittings need to be joined. To do this, you have to cut the end pieces into 1' sections so that you can attach the Ts to the inside pipes (Image 1). Work on a flat surface to measure and mark each piece (Image 2). Use PVC primer to clean and prep the joints before applying the glue. Once the corners are installed on the bottom support, begin working your way up the trellis.
Once you have your first set of Ts in place, you need to add a horizontal support to run between them. Soil Temperature Maps.