Building A Veggie Garden Bed
Cypress sleepers are naturally resistant to termites and decay.
Building a veggie garden bed. Grow food better Gardening advice videos and news. It is superior to both steel and plastic garden beds in thermal insulation protecting soil and delicate root systems from the baking heat of the Summer sun. In keeping with our organic philosophy we use Cypress Macrocarpa sleepers for our raised veggie garden beds.
Complemented with certified food-grade materials ModBOX is the safest and most durable raised vegetable garden bed choice for building a beautiful edible garden for your home. Cover the newspaper with a 50mm thick layer of lucerne hay then fill the raised bed with soil levelling it as you go. Take an old kitchen trolley or a rusted wheelbarrow and fill it with your favourite plants.
You can build a wicking bed out of any sort of container but Sophie likes to use big old wooden vegetable crates. Fill the bed with Soil and Compost. These beds are an excellent project for those wanting to get their veggie patch rocketing along ASAP where all youll need is a bit of elbow grease a drill and ideally a friend to lend a hand.
Now that youve picked a spot and you know how much sunlight your garden will get. We can provide a custom made raised veggie garden bed constructed from cypress sleepers. Mix in a 50mm layer of well-rotted compost firm down the soil and water thoroughly adding more if the level drops well below the top of the bed.
Get your bottom four planks in place line them up and nail them together using 100mm galvanized nails. Ultimate Compost Setup Posted on July 08 2021. Wheel it around from time to time to chase the sunlight.
Theyre around 120 centimetres wide and long and a little over 70. Dont have time to build one. Its open at the bottom which allows.

