Our New Raised Garden Beds (and other options)

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Hello sweet friends!

I have a different kind of project to share today.

Raised Garden Beds

I’m giving this garden thing a go again. We had a small garden, oh, probably 10+ years ago. For one season, haha!
I loved it but sadly we didn’t keep up with it.

But this time, I’m going to go with raised garden beds instead. I’m hoping I will love it and be able to keep up with it.
I know I’m a little late but hey, better late than never! I did get seeds that are supposed to able to plant in late summer in my region.
So we’ll see how this goes. ;)

My mom grew up on a big farm in NC, I should know all about this, right?! But I was never too interested.
It was just as easy to go buy what I need at the grocery store. But I have really been wanting to grow our own for a while now. I am very excited about it!
It will be fun trying different things each growing season too.

Since I’ve been searching these out, I’ll share a few I’ve found that have good reviews, etc.

These are the ones I got.

You can find them, here.

And RUN to get them if they are in stock. When I first looked at them, they were around $125. Then by the time I was ready to buy, they had dropped to $89 and were out of stock in some places. Yikes! Well, now they are $69 if you can find them in stock. That’s a great deal.

Anyway, we bought 2, one of them was missing the watering feature thing. So we went to return it, they let up keep it and gave us a replacement.
So we have 3 (and we rigged up a “fix” for the one missing the watering feature thing… it won’t work like the other two but that’s ok)

For reference, this is the description from the website:

• Watering system: The self-watering system helps ensure proper moisture levels
• Drainage system: A built-in tap lets you remove excess water effortlessly

So, the extra box will just be done ‘the old-fashioned way’.

Anyway, here they are.

They are pretty sturdy and have a shelf underneath which is nice for storing things.
The strips are sort of like “dividers”.

And the water feature here…

When raised like this you simply unplug and drain some of the water until it looks like this…

We bought this kind of potting mix.

I’m planting 3 in each container so moved the strips like this…

This is what I planted…

We’ll see how it goes! Wish me luck!! haha
AND if you have any pointers at all, please tell me in the comments. :)

I’ll let you know how it’s going and keep you up to date. (and when I see the little sprout babies come up!)
Keep an eye out over on Instagram, I’m sure I’ll share there about them regularly as they grow.

Now let’s check out some of the other ones I considered.

Raised Garden Beds Ideas

This one is like the ones I got.
You can find it here.

This one is similar to ours, just smaller.
You can find it here.

This one is kind of neat. Would be great for cooler temps down the road.
You can find it here.

We thought about either buying or building something like these.
We decided against it. You can find these here.

These are kind of fun, but a little pricey.
You can find them here.

If you are looking for this type, these are more reasonably priced.
You can find them here.

This is a good one if you want to stick with vinyl.
You can find it here.

I hope you got a bit of inspiration or help with your garden. And if not, I hope you can help me with mine! lol

Don’t forget, if you have any tips or pointers for me, tell me below! I want to do whatever I can to have a good crop in the fall. :)
xoxo