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1-2-3 Raised Bed

Make a space-saving raised bed for your vegetable and herb gardens. Using this raised garden bed design, you can build a raised bed in an afternoon. These step-by-step, illustrated instructions show you how.

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How We Built Our Big 8 x 24 Raised Bed

The mother of all raised beds, this 8 x 24-foot bed is 18-inches deep and has the potential to yield hundreds of pounds of food. This is a project for folks with building experience and who want a sturdy bed that will last a long time.

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If You Can’t Beat It, Raise It: The Basics of Raised Beds

Overcome your garden soil challenges by opting to plant raised beds for growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Raised beds allow you to increase your depth of good garden soil and allow for better drainage, plus you'll have more room than in traditional rows.

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Super Easy 4 x 8 Raised Bed

This 4- by 8-foot raised bed is a snap to make from 3 8-foot boards that you can have cut to size at the store. To build it, all you do is screw the boards together at the corners.

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Entries for the 'Raised Beds' Category

1-2-3 Raised Bed

How We Built Our Big 8 x 24 Raised Bed

If You Can’t Beat It, Raise It: The Basics of Raised Beds

Super Easy 4 x 8 Raised Bed

How to Grow Bonnie's Herbs and Vegetables

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