I have been building a new raised bed to replace the "old" raised bed which after more than a decade of service started to rot and fall apart.
Probably the single greatest expense of a new raised bed is the soil. And as I am a frugal man, I do a nice little cheat. In the center of the bed I lay out logs that I have collected mostly from fallen branches but some were older from trees that had fallen. The logs had become so old that they were no longer good for firewood.
Next step is to cover the logs with some of the material from my compost pile. I walk over the logs and the compost to tamp down the material. The added bonus is that as the logs decompose they should provide good natural fertilizer to the garden.
Next I top everything off with some nice garden soil. I did have some leaks already growing in the "old bed" that need to be dug up and replanted in the new bed. And then for added kick to the new bed I added my very own homemade bio char.
Bio char is simply charcoal and is made the same way. I made mine from some old fallen pine branches. I did not need any special equipment, I used my Weber kettle grill to make the bio char.
So there you have it, my new raised bed.
Peace out!
It always takes so much more dirt to fill a raised bed than I expect 😁
Do you activate your charcoal with anything to make it biochar?
I mixed it in with the compost and added water. Hopefully this will "activate" in the bed?
That should work. I'm just interested in what other folks use to activate or inoculate theirs,
How do you like the raised bed kit? Is it deep enough for your liking? The wood paneling still looks new.
I used stackable"garden bricks which are each 6 inches in height. So this bed is one foot in height, I chose to use an 8x4x4 and a 4x4x4 for the length to give a staggering effect with the bricks hopefully to give more support.
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The brick have a small hole in the center, so if I wanted to give the bed more height I can but I think the bed would have to be stabilized with some rebar that would easily fit through the hole.
The wood is untreated and eventually will rot but then I will simply replace the wood. The whole process was very simple and way easier than using wood screws and posts to make the bed.
Thanks for the info and close-up.
Love the soil and the box, good afternoon!
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I've been hearing more about biochar recently and how it's good for the garden.
Nice job on the new raised bed!