New Raised Bed.:>)

Worth1 · March 5, 2016

About two days ago I started thinking then yesterday I went to the store with a plan.
I come home and cleared everything out of the way washed dishes ate supper and went to bed.
This morning I got up drank one cup of coffee milled around a bit and started work around 9:AM.
About 3 1/2 hours I was finished with no breaks.
This included digging post holes and chipping rock with a chipping bar.
I am sorry I didn't take time to take pictures as I did the job as I was in a hurry to beat the heat of the day.
The painted Lattice is from a project I changed my mind on last year.
Everything is screwed together and at no point is it out of level or out of square at more than 1/16 of an inch.

How I did this was to set one post where I wanted it and messed with it till I got it dead on where it needed to be.
Then I used it for a Benchmark for everything else I did.
That post is the tall one in the back on the right hand side.
Then I attached one 4 foot log 4X8 to the post and made it level.
Next came the long 8 foot 4X8.
Then I measured from the top of the first post to the top of the boards.
I took this measurement and made a line on the next post to set it to the line with the level 8 foot long 4X8 and dug my next hole.
To make sure the hole was in the right spot I attached the next 4 foot long 4X8 to the other board.
Then the last two holes were dug for the other two posts I cut in half up front.
Once everything was checked I then put up my two 2X4's for the back drop constantly checking for level and square.
Once I was happy I opened my bags of Kellogg's raised bed soil to add to the soil I already had.
Then I figured out how long I could make the six angle braces from the last 8 foot 2X4 and have no usable scraps and set them.
This project took the screws 2 2X8X8 boards 3 2X4X8 boards 3 8 foot landscaping posts 3, 2 cubic foot bags of the soil and the lattice and homemade soil I already had.

Worth
Pictures in a bit.

whoose · March 5, 2016

I am about to do mine and would like some finished pics.

Worth1 · March 5, 2016

Here it is finished I will plant stuff in it after a beer break.
The other picture is what I had left over the so called scraps to make the two short end pieces the exact same length I made sure I had a wee bit left over.
And the leftovers from the angle braces.
Worth

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AlittleSalt · March 5, 2016

That's funny, I clicked on Tomatoville during my break from working on two raised shade beds. I was wondering how your new bed is/was progressing - and it was the fist link I saw. It looks good.

The ones I'm working are the traditional type beds you make up against the front of the house - so no woodwork involved. Just a stone border and add tilled soil and shredded oak leaves.

wildcat62 · March 5, 2016

What you planting in there?

Worth1 · March 5, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildcat62

What you planting in there?

Along the back row I just planted and watered Armenian cucumbers and Yard Long beans each seed 6 inches apart and every other seed cucumber and bean.

In the front I will plant the last of the New Big Dwarf tomato plants and more peppers with dill mixed in for the weeds.

Worth

wildcat62 · March 5, 2016

Good luck. Can't wait to get started up this way.

Worth1 · March 5, 2016

Here it is I have a total of 60 pepper plants growing in one way or another around the place.
One wild one in a container and the rest in the ground.
The water from one of my roof gutters the water from my neighbors yard and my drive all goes in this bed.
Worth

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Hellmanns · March 5, 2016

Lookin' good, Worth! Looks like you had a wonderful day, weather and productivity wise..here, meh.. Rain and mid 40's.

bower · March 5, 2016

Yeah Worth, looking awesome... and how good it is to dig in and make something happen fast and finished!

But did you have to say 'beat the heat of the day'.

groan.

It's howling here and spewing every kind of precipitation bar none here today.
Just kidding it's a pleasure to watch what's up in Texas.... like the far season of the moon to us.

Always tell us if you're suffering from the heat.

PhilaGardener · March 5, 2016

Looks great! I wish my gardens were that green - it will be a while yet!

AlittleSalt · March 5, 2016

PEPPERS in the ground!

Worth1 · March 5, 2016

Thanks guys all 66 pepper plants, I dont know how I did it.

I must drive the neighbors nuts the place has always been a perpetual construction site and nursery.

Worth

MissS · March 5, 2016

It looks great Worth. Now you can't say that you have no level land. I had to smile when I saw the picture with the drive and the log. It looked familiar and the I saw that this was the same spot that you had mentioned in another thread.

You sure are going to have a LOT of cucumbers and peppers. I usually have more than enough cukes with just 2-3 plants. You must have pickles on the menu for this season.

March 5, 2016

Way to go, Worth--LOVE Armenian cucumbers-- I converted many of my neighbors last year when I grew them.. and New Big Dwarf tomatoes- I had fantastic luck my first year with them, then the 2nd year they were a total bust! I guess that's what keeps us doing it-- the challenge is different every season.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	New Raised Bed.:>) About two days ago I started thinking then yesterday I went to the store with a plan. I come home and cleared everything out of the way washed dishes ate supper and went to bed. This morning I got up drank one cup of coffee milled around a bit and started work around 9:AM. About 3 1/2 hours I was finished with no breaks. This included digging post holes and chipping rock with a chipping bar. I am sorry I didn't take time to take pictures as I did the job as I was in a hurry to beat the heat of the day. The painted Lattice is from a project I changed my mind on last year. Everything is screwed together and at no point is it out of level or out of square at more than 1/16 of an inch. How I did this was to set one post where I wanted it and messed with it till I got it dead on where it needed to be. Then I used it for a Benchmark for everything else I did. That post is the tall one in the back on the right hand side. Then I attached one 4 foot log 4X8 to the post and made it level. Next came the long 8 foot 4X8. Then I measured from the top of the first post to the top of the boards. I took this measurement and made a line on the next post to set it to the line with the level 8 foot long 4X8 and dug my next hole. To make sure the hole was in the right spot I attached the next 4 foot long 4X8 to the other board. Then the last two holes were dug for the other two posts I cut in half up front. Once everything was checked I then put up my two 2X4's for the back drop constantly checking for level and square. Once I was happy I opened my bags of Kellogg's raised bed soil to add to the soil I already had. Then I figured out how long I could make the six angle braces from the last 8 foot 2X4 and have no usable scraps and set them. This project took the screws 2 2X8X8 boards 3 2X4X8 boards 3 8 foot landscaping posts 3, 2 cubic foot bags of the soil and the lattice and homemade soil I already had. Worth Pictures in a bit.

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whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Pics Please I am about to do mine and would like some finished pics.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Here it is I have a total of 60 pepper plants growing in one way or another around the place. One wild one in a container and the rest in the ground. The water from one of my roof gutters the water from my neighbors yard and my drive all goes in this bed. Worth IMG_20160305_14888.jpg Last edited by Worth1; March 5, 2016 at 04:44 PM.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Thanks guys all 66 pepper plants, I dont know how I did it. I must drive the neighbors nuts the place has always been a perpetual construction site and nursery. Worth Last edited by Worth1; March 5, 2016 at 07:41 PM.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	It looks great Worth. Now you can't say that you have no level land. I had to smile when I saw the picture with the drive and the log. It looked familiar and the I saw that this was the same spot that you had mentioned in another thread. You sure are going to have a LOT of cucumbers and peppers. I usually have more than enough cukes with just 2-3 plants. You must have pickles on the menu for this season. __________________ ~ Patti ~

March 5, 2016	#4
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	That's funny, I clicked on Tomatoville during my break from working on two raised shade beds. I was wondering how your new bed is/was progressing - and it was the fist link I saw. It looks good. The ones I'm working are the traditional type beds you make up against the front of the house - so no woodwork involved. Just a stone border and add tilled soil and shredded oak leaves.

March 5, 2016	#5
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	What you planting in there?

March 5, 2016	#9
Hellmanns Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,116	Lookin' good, Worth! Looks like you had a wonderful day, weather and productivity wise..here, meh.. Rain and mid 40's.

March 5, 2016	#10
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	Yeah Worth, looking awesome... and how good it is to dig in and make something happen fast and finished! But did you have to say 'beat the heat of the day'. groan. It's howling here and spewing every kind of precipitation bar none here today. Just kidding it's a pleasure to watch what's up in Texas.... like the far season of the moon to us. Always tell us if you're suffering from the heat.

March 5, 2016	#11
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Looks great! I wish my gardens were that green - it will be a while yet!

March 5, 2016	#15
JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	Way to go, Worth--LOVE Armenian cucumbers-- I converted many of my neighbors last year when I grew them.. and New Big Dwarf tomatoes- I had fantastic luck my first year with them, then the 2nd year they were a total bust! I guess that's what keeps us doing it-- the challenge is different every season.