{"id":208,"date":"2024-07-22T08:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanhomesteader.wordpress.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2024-07-22T08:33:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:33:31","slug":"youll-dig-this-build-your-own-eco-friendly-raised-garden-for-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/youll-dig-this-build-your-own-eco-friendly-raised-garden-for-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Cedar Raised Garden Bed for Less"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our efforts to convert more of our yard to gardening space, I wanted to add a simple <strong>cedar raised garden bed<\/strong> for planting vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This post will explain how my Pop and I built a 4-foot by 8-foot eco-friendly raised garden for less than $50 US. (For more low-cost ideas, you might also enjoy these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/frugal-gardening-or-how-to-avoid-100-tomatoes\/\">12 frugal gardening tips<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A simple DIY raised garden made from cedar lumber.\" class=\"wp-image-6142\" title=\"Raised garden kit from Plow &amp; Hearth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/empty-raised-garden-bed.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Pop for creating this easy and economical plan to make a DIY cedar raised garden bed. He also provided four free reclaimed angle irons that had originally supported some decorative beams at a friend&rsquo;s condo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pop&rsquo;s garage is full of treasures like this, and it&rsquo;s amazing how he can go in there and rummage around and emerge with just the right tool or hardware for just about any job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He proposed that we use the angle irons to secure four pieces of lumber to make a frame for the garden, and he even created CAD drawings to illustrate the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgardena.jpg\" alt=\"Close up detail of raised garden corner with angle iron hardware.\" class=\"wp-image-215\" title=\"Close up detail of raised gardens\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgardena.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgardenb.jpg\" alt=\"Raised garden bed plan drawing.\" class=\"wp-image-216\" title=\"Raised garden bed plan\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgardenb.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We planned to construct a 4- by 8-foot frame, and discussed options for lumber. We decided&nbsp;to build the garden with&nbsp;planks of redwood because it&rsquo;s long-lasting, it&nbsp;holds up well in the extreme weather conditions we have in Colorado, and&nbsp;also because it&rsquo;s a renewable resource, generally harvested on a sustainable basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We purchased three&nbsp;&lsquo;Top Choice&rsquo; redwood&nbsp;planks at Lowe&rsquo;s, 8 feet long by 8 inches tall and 2&nbsp;inches thick.&nbsp;We cut one of the boards in half to make the two 4-foot sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a close-up of one of the angle irons securing two boards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden1.jpg\" alt=\"Corner of cedar raised garden showing how hardware is attached.\" class=\"wp-image-220\" title=\"smraisedgarden1\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A note from Pop about angle irons: &ldquo;You can buy angle iron that has holes every 1-1\/2&Prime; or so on both sides, in 3-foot or 4-foot lengths. One advantage of that is you could leave them longer and drive them into the ground to hold&nbsp;the frame&nbsp;in place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s how the frame looked before we filled it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden2a.jpg\" alt=\"Cedar raised garden just after being built.\" class=\"wp-image-221\" title=\"smraisedgarden2a\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden2a.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note the abundance of weeds surrounding the garden frame! After filling it with 10 cubic feet of organic soil, I laid down a weedproof barrier:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden2b.jpg\" alt=\"Weed-proof fabric barrier laid on top of dirt in the raised garden.\" class=\"wp-image-222\" title=\"smraisedgarden2b\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden2b.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, I added several more cubic feet of organic soil. After cutting holes in the fabric weed barrier, I planted five heirloom tomato plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden3.jpg\" alt=\"5 tomato plants in the new garden.\" class=\"wp-image-225\" title=\"smraisedgarden3\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/urbanhomesteader.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/smraisedgarden3.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> I surrounded the bed with some rocks from around the yard laid over a six-inch strip of weedproof barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect the tomato plants and help retain moisture, I laid down pine needles (also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/pine-needles-for-mulch-and-a-garden-experiment\/\">pine straw mulch<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Cedar a Long Lasting Choice for a Raised Garden?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best measures of true sustainability is how sturdy and long lasting the materials are. I&rsquo;m happy to report that we&rsquo;ve grown a garden each summer in this raised bed for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cedar has weathered to a nice gray and is still in great shape. We&rsquo;re just starting to harvest this year&rsquo;s crop of tomatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato plants growing in a cedar raised garden bed.\" class=\"wp-image-9081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-728x971.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/tomatoes-raised-garden.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve built a low-cost raised garden or discovered any other money-saving gardening strategies, drop a comment and I&rsquo;ll gladly post your links and ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This tutorial was originally posted on May 27, 2009 and has been updated with new photos and information. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save for Later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-pin-description=\"Build a DIY cedar raised garden bed on a budget! Our easy plan and step by step tutorial shows you how, with simple and sustainable materials.\" data-pin-title=\"DIY Cedar Raised Garden Beds\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1.jpg\" alt=\"A simple cedar raised garden bed.\" class=\"wp-image-9083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1-728x1092.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/Cedar-Raised-Garden-Pin-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"Make Your Own Cedar Raised Garden Bed for Less\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/youll-dig-this-build-your-own-eco-friendly-raised-garden-for-less\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Make Your Own Cedar Raised Garden Bed for Less\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,29,774],"tags":[80,95,138],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garden","category-green-living","category-simple-home","tag-do-it-yourself-projects","tag-gardening","tag-raised-garden","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Make Your Own Cedar Raised Garden Bed for Less - Happy Simple Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to build an eco-friendly cedar raised garden bed on a budget? 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