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Building a raised bed is easy if you follow the right tips. You will find the most important questions in advance below. Below we show you instructions on how to build and fill a wooden raised bed from Euro pallets yourself.
Preparation is important. With the help of a spirit level and a board, you can level the surface before building the raised bed.
Preparation is important. With the help of a spirit level and a board, you can level the surface before building the raised bed.
To protect the wood, you can place the corner posts of the raised bed on concrete slabs. This is particularly helpful if you want to leave the raised bed in this location for a long time, as the moisture in the soil could otherwise damage the wood.
To protect the wood, you can place the corner posts of the raised bed on concrete slabs. This is particularly helpful if you want to leave the raised bed in this location for a long time, as the moisture in the soil could otherwise damage the wood.
To ensure that you enjoy your wooden raised bed made from Euro pallets for a long time, it is important to protect the wood from the weather. To do this, spray the sides of the pallets with a wood preservative to protect the wood from the weather. The best way to do this is to use one of our paint sprayer such as the Universal Sprayer W 590 FLEXiO.
Tip: If required, dilute the wood preservative with water to prevent blockages in the nozzles.
The spray gun has the advantage over a brush that it can easily reach hard-to-reach places on the Euro pallets. This makes the work easier and spraying takes much less time.
It is only neccesary to spray the visible areas, as the inside of the pallets will later be protected by plastic sheets. In our instructions for painting a raised bed with Sari by Saris Garage, you will find all the details for painting a DIY wooden raised bed.
Set up the pallets in their desired shape, in our case it is a rectangle.
To make it stable connect the pallets with screws (12-13 cm long) above or below the pallet blocks. Attach additional wooden slats from the inside with screws to avoid expansion over time of the raised bed by the heavy soil.
Line the inside of the raised pallet bed with chicken wire, weed control fabric, plastic sheeting or a pond liner material that you have cut to size beforehand.
The individual raised bed layers provide optimal care for the plants and serve as a natural fertiliser. Work with different compostable garden waste when filling the raised bed. Proper layering later leads to a balanced biological cycle within the bed.
With all these raised bed layers, your plants will not need any additional artificial fertiliser.
Would you like to use your raised bed the following spring? Then the creation of a raised bed in autumn is optimal.
But building a raised bed is also possible just before planting.
Basically: A raised bed is usually about 80 cm high. The height of the individual layers depends on the total height of the raised bed.
If you build a raised bed yourself, also make sure you have the right substrate. It is important to line the area under the raised bed with chicken wire and fabric foil. This will keep out pests such as voles. Also ensure that the foundation is level so that water can drain away evenly.
Would you like to build your raised bed on the balcony? This works on both a north and south-facing balcony. The south-facing balcony is suitable for a Mediterranean herb raised bed. On a rather shady north balcony, fuchsias, busy lilies or aconites thrive. A raised bed on the terrace is no longer a rarity either. However, both on the terrace and on the balcony, direct contact between the bed and the soil is not possible. Therefore, the possibilities for planting are limited. The conditions in a raised bed on the balcony or terrace are more like those of plants in a container. This is why vegetables often do not thrive as well as in a raised bed in the garden.
You can also create a raised bed in the greenhouse. Here, protection from the weather offers a clear advantage.
The garden is the ideal location for a raised bed. The conditions for plant growth are most suitable here. The location of your raised bed in the garden should be close to the water supply. Also pay attention to the lighting conditions. A north-south direction is recommended here. Also, do not place the raised bed under trees, hedges or shrubs. Arrange the plants according to size so that they do not take away each other's light. Herbs are best sown around the edges.
Would you like to grow your own vegetables in a raised bed? Not a problem! With a little patience you will soon be able to grow and harvest vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, carrots, onions, radishes, turnips, tomatoes, leeks, cucumbers, beans, peas and much more. To help the plants grow, you can also build a trellis yourself.
Here are some more raised bed ideas: A mobile raised bed is also a creative way of gardening. And a small raised bed on wheels can beautify many a balcony in a city flat. Are there any little hobby gardeners in your family? A raised bed for children would be a great surprise. You can build a small raised bed with wine crates, for example. Together, the whole family can then colourfully paint the side walls. Later, the raised bed can be raised with supports. Have fun building your own raised bed!
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