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Hellos, I am looking for any ideas or suggestions on how to make affordable raised garden beds. I moved to Monmouth, Oregon last Fall and thought it would be inexpensive to make beds out of cedar or fir but unfortunately not so. I tried local lumber yards as well as local Home Depot, Lowes etc but couldn't find any affordable alternatives whether cheaper materials or bulk or recycled. These beds wouldn't have to be of the highest quality as I plan on making more/better quality beds down the road. For now the beds just have to last a year or two. Thank you!
Hellos, I am looking for any ideas or suggestions on how to make affordable raised garden beds. I moved to Monmouth, Oregon last Fall and thought it would be inexpensive to make beds out of cedar or fir but unfortunately not so. I tried local lumber yards as well as local Home Depot, Lowes etc but couldn't find any affordable alternatives whether cheaper materials or bulk or recycled. These beds wouldn't have to be of the highest quality as I plan on making more/better quality beds down the road. For now the beds just have to last a year or two. Thank you!
Try craigslist. You'll be amazed how some have "free" stuff to give away. Might have to dig a little though.
In Montana the logging yard sawmills sell "rancher material". These are dimentional rough cut planks. They have not been run through a planer. So a 2x12 is 2" thick by 12" wide by 17-24 feet long. Or 16 x16 timbers whatever length. You can order what you want by the bundle. Or you can have material run through a planer for added cost.
Hellos, I am looking for any ideas or suggestions on how to make affordable raised garden beds. I moved to Monmouth, Oregon last Fall and thought it would be inexpensive to make beds out of cedar or fir but unfortunately not so. I tried local lumber yards as well as local Home Depot, Lowes etc but couldn't find any affordable alternatives whether cheaper materials or bulk or recycled. These beds wouldn't have to be of the highest quality as I plan on making more/better quality beds down the road. For now the beds just have to last a year or two. Thank you!
Lots of people in the Willamette Valley / Puget Sound areas - and I am one - have found that using something to surround your raised beds provides comfy homes for slugs and earwigs and blocks drainage.
I just use a hoe to delineate my beds, making a "moat" about 4" deep and wide. Keeps the grass out of the bed and is very easy to change if/when you decide to rearrange your beds.
there's an organic farmer in our area that simply makes mounds without walls and his rules are nobody steps on the beds. We learned in class that you can buy pressure treated wood fairly cheaply and just screw them together to make your beds. They are supposed to be safe for organic farming but lots of people still shy away from them.
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