Raised Beds Done

whoose · April 11, 2016

Finished my raised bed project. 14'X3.5X14. I used 2by high quality cedar. Just doing a soil test.

Comments??

My Foot Smells · April 11, 2016

Nice!! Great looking dirt, and cedar looks awesome. can't ever find good cedar down here.

maybe the corner bracket could be left off as is, doesn't look like it adds much support. maybe if you mitered the boards at 45 degree would be mo better?

Barryblushes · April 11, 2016

Nice looking beds. Good luck with them!

Barry

Worth1 · April 11, 2016

I saw a deal on some program years ago where a contractor used these types of metal bracing in Florida.
The costs of his house where a little more so he didn't get all the bids this almost put him out of business.
A big hurricane came through and his houses were the only ones left standing.
After that he more business than he could handle.
Amazing how much extra support these things provide.

Nice job.

Worth

berryman · April 11, 2016

Whoose, I am jealous of the cedar too. You must have a sawmill nearby where you got that 4/4 roughsawn. What's with the mesh on the bottom?

Good looking dirt too. What are you going to put in there?

whoose · April 11, 2016

To keep the rodents out.

whoose · April 12, 2016

My foot used engineered screws throughout and the corner braces, it will not move, ever.

whoose · April 12, 2016

Local nursery 70% top soil, 25% compost, organic. $43 a yard, so not too bad.

oakley · April 12, 2016

A thing of beauty. I do the same bracing. Quick and strong. Very satisfying isn't it?

berryman · April 12, 2016

Do you have pocket gophers up there? Mine are a plague!

Cole_Robbie · April 12, 2016

Nice bed. Have you thought about putting hoops over it? Then you could add plastic or shade cloth as needed.

whoose · April 12, 2016

I do not need the hoops I have a greenhouse right there. Heat is not an issue here in the summer, 85f is just about it.

whoose · April 12, 2016

Pocket gophers are a real problem used to have 2 dogs that like to eat them but they are no longer around. The hard wear cloth will stop them.

Worth1 · April 12, 2016

Darn gophers.
They can suck whole young plants into their tunnels.

Worth

berryman · April 12, 2016

I am gonna get a dog soon. Any tips on which breed makes 5he best gopher killer/deer chaser?

April 11, 2016	#6
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Mesh ? To keep the rodents out.

April 12, 2016	#7
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Braces My foot used engineered screws throughout and the corner braces, it will not move, ever.

April 12, 2016	#8
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Good Dirt Local nursery 70% top soil, 25% compost, organic. $43 a yard, so not too bad.

April 12, 2016	#12
whoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b Posts: 333	Hoops? I do not need the hoops I have a greenhouse right there. Heat is not an issue here in the summer, 85f is just about it.

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My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	Nice!! Great looking dirt, and cedar looks awesome. can't ever find good cedar down here. maybe the corner bracket could be left off as is, doesn't look like it adds much support. maybe if you mitered the boards at 45 degree would be mo better?

April 11, 2016	#3
Barryblushes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 150	Nice looking beds. Good luck with them! Barry

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I saw a deal on some program years ago where a contractor used these types of metal bracing in Florida. The costs of his house where a little more so he didn't get all the bids this almost put him out of business. A big hurricane came through and his houses were the only ones left standing. After that he more business than he could handle. Amazing how much extra support these things provide. Nice job. Worth

April 11, 2016	#5
berryman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: central utah Posts: 233	Whoose, I am jealous of the cedar too. You must have a sawmill nearby where you got that 4/4 roughsawn. What's with the mesh on the bottom? Good looking dirt too. What are you going to put in there?

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oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	A thing of beauty. I do the same bracing. Quick and strong. Very satisfying isn't it?

April 12, 2016	#11
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Nice bed. Have you thought about putting hoops over it? Then you could add plastic or shade cloth as needed.