Here were the main contenders.
Raised beds out of corrugated roofing.
Links to the items you ll need to build a raised garden bed.
We wanted a raised bed vegetable garden in the area where we used to have a lawn after looking at various designs made from wood we decided to try using metal.
With this corrugated metal raised garden bed you get the best of both worlds the wonderful garden function and a beautiful addition to your yard.
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The advantages are it s less expensive.
2 4 16 redwood 3 pieces 57 81.
Diy corrugated tin wood raised beds.
There s nothing better than walking outside and picking the sweet fruits and vegetables from your own garden in your own yard.
1 pound pack 3 red star pax screws 8 47 raised bed.
8 corrugated metal galvanized 9 pieces 157 32.
The metal sided raised bed is very tall at around 28 inches but is a good height for anyone who may have health issues that prevent them from bending over to do garden work.
This design drains neatly past the wood so you don t need any landscape fabric.
We live in california where there s a drought.
Laying out the supplies for the metal raised garden beds list of materials for 3 metal raised garden beds.
Recycling is great for the environment and in some cases can be great for your raised bed as well but certain recycled materials should be avoided when building your raised bed.
Materials to avoid using in raised beds.
The garden bed kit is a convenient raised garden bed kit on amazon.
This is a pretty standard way to build raised beds a lot of folks use treated lumber and in fact our previous raised beds were treated lumber.
Once we had decided that raised beds were the way to go we had to do some decision making on what materials to build them out of.
These items will make one raised bed.
Raised bed garden from roofing sheet metal.
2 4 x 8 pieces of corrugated metal or this corrugated garden bed kit click here to buy on amazon if you re unable to cut the metal.
Railroad ties are found throughout the united states as garden beds stairs and other landscape features.
8 3 4 self drilling pan sheet metal screws 7 25 raised bed.
The construction of this bed is pretty simple but it does take more time to build than a typical wooden raised bed where you simply screw the corners of the wood together.