I did much reading about leaching and I am not concerned. If you are worried about using treated wood you can build with natural wood. This is the finished product after filling it up with soil and getting my tomatoes and peppers planted. You want to make sure that’s its level again once you put your posts in the ground. With your frame constructed dig out holes for your corner and middle posts so you can firmly attach your box garden to the ground.

Use your level and square tool to make sure everything is square and level (nice sentence). Notice I used smaller pieces on the end as my “outer” piece. Then attached the two inner posts to make the frame more sturdier and you have good to go. It’s just as simple as attaching your boards to your 4 corner posts. Next cut the Boards at 8 ft so you have 4 – 8 ft pieces and 4 – 4 ft pieces. You want the posts a little longer because you are going to sink them into the ground to give your box garden some stability. I used left over pieces from another project so that is why mine don’t look even. Cut the Fence Post into even 2 ft pieces. By looking at the picture below you should be able to see how easy it is to construct your box garden. At 4 ft wide I will be able to reach the middle from either side.Ī picture says 1,000 words. I chose this because it fits into the space on my yard perfectly and you can’t build it too wider of your won’t be able to reach into it to tend to your plants. I shopped at Home Depot for my box garden construction materials. If you are worried about cost you can always price the items out.

I really didn’t keep a list of how much the items cost. I was surprised how easy it was to build and trust me I have virtually no skills when it comes to carpentry. I recently built a box garden from scratch.

Barely Hanging On by Berry Hodge