Hi , raised vege garden
Sleepers non arsenic
2400 x 1000 x 600
carriage bolts
galvanised screws
irrigation tubing
bird netting
1 and 1/4 cubic vege soil
approximately $300
Purchased everything from Bunnings
Well done @Meling and many thanks for sharing.
Raised garden beds are particularly popular with visitors to the site at the moment as there is a significant increase in interest about growing your own food. I'm sure plenty of people will take inspiration from your work.
Looking forward to seeing what you tackle next.
Jason
Looks really good @Meling. Nice one. 👍
I can't read the labels in your photo and I was just wondering what you will be growing in there?
Hi Rattle, this is a first growing anything from seed so to my surprise I have been sprouts! I planted broccoli, snow peas, Japanese turnip, Bok Choi, garlic and bitter melon.
thanks for liking
Oh, nice @Meling. Do let us know how you go a bit further down the track when they really get growing.
I've always planted seedlings and this is my first year of planting vegies from seed, so I was pretty excited to see things sprout.
Good luck with yours. 🙂
Maybe you can help? I have sprouts popping up and probably too many seeds close Together. Is it ok to feather them out, they are about 10cm high ?
I'm no expert @Meling, but I'm of the understanding that you certainly can and it's good practice to thin them out.
Just be really careful with the roots and the seedling itself as they are such delicate little things.
I've thinned a couple of things out so far and transplanted them where there's more room in the bed or into another container.
Good luck! 🙂
Well done @Meling I’ve had this on my to-do list for a while but couldn’t find the non-arsenic sleepers at my local Bunnings. The only ACQ sleepers is a small prefabricated veggie patch they sell in the gardening section. However, I want to make a big one like you have. Could you send me a picture of it on the Bunnings website please? My other option is going to a local timber yard. Thanks in advance
Welcome to the Workshop community @th-DIYER. It's great to see you make your first post!
We have a range of sleepers which are CuAz (Copper Azole) treated that will be suitable for vegetable and herb growing beds. Those products are Ironwood 200 x 50mm 2.4m Sienna Treated Pine Sleeper, Ironwood 200 x 50mm 3.0m Sienna Treated Pine Sleeper and Ironwood 200 x 75mm 3.0m Sienna Treated Pine Sleeper.
We also have hardwood sleepers available through our Special Orders which have no treatment at all.
If you would like further information about these products or had other questions, please let me know.
Mitchell
@th-DIYER
Hello, thanks for your enquiry. I see that Mitchell Mc has replied below the posts with some information about the Bunnings timber. The timber I used was the sienna copper treated hardwood in this link. It was available on shelf at the Bunnings at Belrose.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ironwood-200-x-50mm-2-4m-sienna-treated-pine-sleeper_p8423133
Thanks Mitchellmc for the information Good luck DH-dyer
regards
Mel
I am wondering what you used stop grass growing under your garden. I am going to start a raised vegie garden on a grassed area and could you recomend a weed barrier that will stop the grass from invading the garden.
Thank you
Gina
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community Gina (@GL). It's fantastic to have you join us, and many thanks for your question.
Let me mention @Meling to see if they can let you know if a weed matting was necessary. I'd hazard a guess to say the grass under the garden bed will die back relatively quickly and not be able to grow up through the soil.
You should find these step-by-step guides useful:
You'll notice that in both the guides, they use geotextile matting or weed matting, which stops sediment from escaping the garden bed and prevents weeds and grass from growing up through it.
Please let me know if you need further assistance or have questions.
Hi @GL & welcome.If the soil is going to be 200mm or deeper then most grasses wont grow back up however... some of the more vigorous & persistent varieties like couch or kikuyu may still punch through.You can use a geotextile-type weedmat barrier. Just make sure it's one made for the purpose & never use builders plastic. Only problem with these type of fabrics is that you are restricting your root depth to whatever point the barrier is at so this may be a problem with some of the roots vegetable like carrots.Another option is to use cardboard or newspaper. Never use glossy of either as they don't breakdown as well.Cardboard you'll generally only need one layer thick (make sure you remove any staples or tape) and newspaper should be 6 to 8 layers thick.
Wet the soil or grass, lay the cardboard or paper right up to the edge, or poke under if you can, then water until saturated and back-fill with soil.
Either will persist long enough to prevent grass getting through & then they'll breakdown to good organic matter.
@GL
Hello, I used some old shade cloth across the bottom. Seems to have kept the grass from growing up through to the top
thanks for the interest
Is it preferable to use the gal steel corners instead of bolts or screws
Both the steel corners and screwing have been methods used for many years now @Frank5. Although the steel corners need to be concreted into the ground, the installation of the sleepers into them is easier. If you are only building a garden bed one sleeper high, I'd stick with bolts/screws. If it is any higher than two or three, the steel corners would be the way to go.
If you haven't seen them already, here's a few of helpful step-by-step guides: How to build a simple raised garden bed, How to build a raised garden bed, and How to fill a raised garden bed.
Please let us know if you have further questions.
