I decided to build a new garden bed at home as spring had sprung and apart from fruit trees and some soft fruit plants in tubs I didn't have much in the way of food production happening. I moved into this house earlier in the year and like the previous house it has quite a big garden for the central-ish suburb we live in but unlike the previous house I didn't feel quite as comfortable digging up large patches of lawn to grow vegetables- the joys of renting!
I chose to use h3 treated pine , h3 meaning treated for above ground use, it will deteriorate eventually but I figured for the 20 bux total the wood cost it would last me long enough.
I bought 6 1800mm lengths and sawed 2 in half to make 4 1800 lengths and 4 900 lengths.
I used a piece of pine balustrade for the corner posts
I joined the 900 lengths to the corner posts first,
then I lined the bottom with some old card board and spread a layer of rotted hay that had previously lined a calf shed
A pile of rotted oak leaves from last year and a couple of bags of soil filled it up 
so far it's planted out with silver beet , cauliflower, parsley,broccoli,capsicum and some great lakes lettuce
I joined the 900 lengths to the corner posts first,
Then the 1800 lengths to those ,
so far it's planted out with silver beet , cauliflower, parsley,broccoli,capsicum and some great lakes lettuce
3 comments:
looks impressive! what's great lakes lettuce?
Hi Ngai ,thanks ,Great Lakes lettuce was the first true Iceberg lettuce! An All-American Selections winner back in 1944, it still has the same great flavor and crispness today that is much better than any Iceberg you will find in the grocery store. Use this classic lettuce in salads, sandwiches, and burgers.
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