recycled garden bed

On the weekend we filled our new garden bed with soil ready for planting up with late winter crops. The garden bed has been part of our on going project to turn the weedy, dejected, hidden back corner of the yard into a productive paradise. Let's just say it's a work in progress.

It's a hard working corner of the garden because it has two water tanks, a clothes line, the compost bin, the worm farm and now, a garden bed for veggies. The longer term plan is for one more garden bed, some pavers under the clothes line and some gravel paths in between. All that in 4mx4m!

Here is a little video showing how we made the garden bed out of old packing pallets.

We then filled it halfway up with old leaves, newspapers, cardboard boxes (to suppress the weeds). We then filled the top 40cm or so with premium potting mix to give the veggies the best start we could. We have planted brocili and peas at the moment. Zac says he wants carrots "of his very own" next.

Comments

[boko]

Awesome idea! I just have to find a way to rat proof it.