Great work @WoodenGregsWood. Many thanks for sharing.
Could you please tell us a bit about how you put this together for Workshop community members who would like to build something similar?
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Thanks again,
Jason
Very cool @WoodenGregsWood! Per @Jason's note I would love to hear any detail on building as this looks exactly like what I need to start my own small garden bed to grow a few select veggies or herbs etc.
Made from treated pine and lined with weed mat the raised garden bed has been a real winner.
Used to grow veggies it is at an easy to work with height and big enough to grow a few different things.
It measures 1 metre x 700mm and is about 300 deep.
@WoodenGregsWood
Great job, could you tell me where you sourced your treated pine? The size and shape of what you have used is certainly not familiar to me.
Hi @Bundaboy,
i sourced the treated pine from Bunnings.
cheers
Thanks, but I know my "local" Bunnings inside out and they have nothing remotely like that, but I do realise that Bunnings vary their stock from region to region and state to state (although I don't understand why because it is really annoying and we do have some form of a freight system, I can, for instance, buy bananas from a fruit shop even though they aren't a local crop).
May I ask your general location?
This is exactly what I've been looking for 😍 can you please put a video together explaining how.
Hi @ness,
Welcome to Workshop, an online community for D.I.Y. and gardening discussion.
I'm sure @WoodenGregsWood would be more than happy to assist you with replicating his wonderful raised bed, although creating a video might be a little too much to ask. Perhaps he might be able to share a plan or sketch instead?
Please let us know if you have any specific how-to questions.
Thanks,
Hi there! Just wondering if the treatment used on the pine affects the plants? I made one years ago and I was told by a garden expert the treatment may have affected the soul and killed the plants. Also, I’d like to try make a new rustic type one out of wooden pallets. (Not the blue painted ones). What’s any opinions on using pallets as I don’t want to kill the plants again!! Thanks in advance.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @LN. It's sensational to have you join us and many thanks for your question about timber treatments.
I'd recommend you have a read through this article on How to choose the right timber for the job. You'll find a section on timber preservatives. I'd recommend against using timber treated with CCA which utilises arsenic. Here's a fact sheet on CCA treatment. Instead of using a CCA treated timber, I'd suggest either ACQ, Micropro or LOSP.
Pallets that haven't carried goods from overseas most often only have a heat treatment applied to them. In some circumstances, you might find a chemical treatment applied. Look for pallets that have a stamp of HT on them which discloses that they've been heat treated. Regardless though, you should never use pallet timber on projects that will come in direct contact with food products. If you are to use them on a garden bed, I'd strongly advise you to use builder's plastic to line the inside so the soil does not contact the timber.
Please let me know if you have any questions.Mitchell
Hi @LN,
There were no issues with the growing of the veggies that were grown in the planter. If you were worried about plants not surviving, my experience is that only happened with lack of water 😁.
Thanks for your reply! Certainly not lack of water or love towards them at all as I also had an In Ground veggie garden that absolutely thrived at the same time. This is why I asked the expert why it happened and was informed the treatment used on the pine May have been the issue.
Thank you so much for your insight Mitchell Much appreciated.
