Need to see some Raised Garden pictures or help

[hunterhawk]

I plan on building a raised garden and would like to see some pictures or some good how to's on what worked and what didnt work. I have never even planted a garden before in Colorado and dont really know what does well out and here and what does not so any help would be appreciated in that also.

Thanks, Craig

[ChunkyMonkey]

PM Kwando for his backyard pictures... he uses his raised garden as garden and 50 yarder backstop. His carrot may taste like lead...but they grow big.

[rbeau30]

I used 4 - 2 x 8's in 8' lengths and 4 in 4' length. Used long deck screws to fasten them to 4 x 4's in the corners Then sunk them into the ground a little ways to level them out.

[merl]

I used 2x12x12', 5 of em for a 24x6. Assembly like Rbeau cept they werent sunk, just scraped the ground mostly flat & made the top level. Little gaps don't leak dirt.

This not rocket science, just a box.

[hunterhawk]

Ya I know they don't have to look amazing and you guys built what I'm thinking just wanted to see some pics too

did you just fill it with top soil or? Done one said put some peat moss in too? Any other ideas or tips... How much top soil did your boxes take if you remember?

[merl]

I filled it with 1/3 mulch (recycled leaves & limbs) 2/3 soil mix (mix of dirt, mulch & manure)

Mine was 120cf or ~4.5yd filled to 10"
Rbeau's would be 40cf or ~1.5yd filled to 7"

[SSChameleon]

I'm not sure why the picture flipped upside down, must be the iPad. Here's what I did, still a mess from last year. If you have automatic sprinklers, run a line to the garden. Also, my wife suggested the weed barrier. It was a great idea. I supported the hinges with lag bolts. It has held up well for over a year, time will tell it it's a good plan.

[SSChameleon]

I have a composter and add some topsoils from that time to time. How much topsoil, and what kind depends on what you are working with. I lived in Englewood and had amazing gardens with the dirt in the yard. Down here the dirt is just clay so I have to add topsoil. I dug a bunch out of my parents horse corral and trucked it down.

[newracer]

Put pea gravel or sand in the bottom so it drains well.

[sellersm]

Here's a pretty decent article from some local, Southern Coloradoans: http://standeyo.com/NEWS/14_Food_Wat...ot.layout.html