How to DESIGN a RAISED BED GARDEN: 10 SIMPLE STEPS

Raised-bed gardens are a popular option for starting a garden. Correct raised-bed garden design helps maximize the productivity of the available space. A well-designed raised-bed garden also adds beauty to your yard.
Gardening with raised beds has several advantages:
• The soil mix you fill the beds with ensures the best growing conditions for gardening from the beginning, rather than having to deal with existing soil issues such as rocky or compacted soil.
• Drainage issues improve because the growing surface is above the ground level and water drains out easily.
• Raised beds warm-up earlier in the spring, allowing you to get a jump on planting.
Introduction 00:00
Step One 00:24
Step Two 01:22
Step Three 02:53
Step Four 03:40
Step Five 04:42
Step Six 05:31
Step Seven 06:04
Step Eight 07:13
Step Nine 07:49
Step Ten 08:12
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[@Melshed]

This is incredibly helpful! Please continue this into a series for those of us preparing our very first raised bed gardens this spring 🤩

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I have several other videos already that may be helpful in the gardening basics playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrnbT_X1WuhAG4Z7C5z2ruk3_1KvQTLG- What other types of videos would be helpful for you?

[@gardengirl6854]

I’m ready to get out there and start prepping for the season. Thank you for sharing your tips

[@peterwulfing3018]

thank you. very direct and to the point. ❤️

[@reymondatienza8427]

Thanks very much! Never skipped a second! Everything was so useful! Thanks for the advice!

[@allyourchildren1550]

There's lots of great tips in a short video. My upcoming garden thanks you.

[@ma.salomeflores22]

Hi, im from philippines, im starting a garden, thanks for sharing about planning raised beds

[@theswissgardenvlog3189]

Great tips, vertical gardening is really what is missing in my garden. But it‘s something I‘ll work on in the future. Thanks for sharing💚

[@gardenexperiment]

thank you for your clear guide. your raised bed and vertical garden is look good to see and walkaround

[@miguelcondessa1]

Very nice video with fantastic information. You can bet I will use it for my garden in the near future, I hope! Thanks for sharing!

[@solcruz5612]

Thanks for the valuable information, I am planning transform my existing garden to rase garden beds. Your video is very helpful 🥰🙏🏼

[@fldesigner5047]

Great info. Thanks for sharing! Wish I'd seen this before I laid out my beds. I'm in Florida where we can garden year round. I didn't take into account the change in the sun's position in the sky and my winter crops in the south end of my garden are being shaded by my house (bed is too close to North side of my house). It's not an issue in the summer. Will have to adjust what I plant in the south end next year. Always learning!

[@myretiredhobbiesgainesvill8140]

Good information. Planning is the key to success with many endeavors. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@josefinam729]

I love the details!

[@ItsJustGardening]

These are great tips. Thank you.

[@MikkisoXTRA]

This was a great and helpful video. It had all the info I was looking for in one place. Thank you

[@jeannechin5052]

Thank you. You are such a good teacher!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Wow, thank you!

[@GreenLove1]

Wonderful tutorial. Thanks for sharing these important steps to designing a raised bed garden.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WagnerJL]

I love raised beds.

[@larrykhongwir880]

Thank you Angela for a wonderful presentation on the basics of raised bed gardening. Extremely useful for me who has just started on this journey. Greetings from England.

[@josefinam729]

👍🏻🤗

[@msms4659]

Great advice!

[@mauricegiovani3623]

Amazing imfo thanks so much !

[@angusmacduff3471]

So well presented

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thank you!

[@stephanietaylor1163]

Thank you 🙏

[@dsbennett]

Thank you. I like the idea of a structure arching overhead between two beds. Seems to me such structures need to be easily moved to facilitate crop rotation.

[@josefinam729]

Thanks. Extremadamente helpful! Blessings

[@josefinam729]

Wonderful and clear explanation!!’

[@avaloncar18]

Thank you. My first year doing a raised bed.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

You can do it!

[@theapopkagardener2485]

Great information. Thank you. BTW, you look great with those glasses 😊

[@MommasInkyy]

What are the black edges you used for the raised beds

[@joyhamilton4248]

Fantastic information!! Thanks for sharing. We are building and planning our vegetable garden now. We’ve already decided not to do raised beds this season until we really see how the sun will be in this area since we’ve removed a few trees.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Smart.

[@ponyrang]

Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day!

[@window6760]

Best raise bed my friend

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks for watching!

[@ducatidapaw5522]

Nice... Love from India....

[@emylytle5409]

That’s what I will do but I’m recycling my old wooden fence and can I paint the outside of the wood? Will the paint get into my plants I’m planting flowers and some herbs on a 8’x3’x12” I don’t have enough room and I’m putting it on the south side of my house on the lawn but will put some cardboards under then put some branches to minimize my soil 😊👍 thank you for the video it’s so informative and I’m learning a lot ♥️♥️♥️

[@viktoriabogucka751]

Hello, I just discovered your video. I watched it full. Very nice garden, very helpful advice, and very hard work! I am just about subscribing your channel:)

[@laurencequall7052]

Hi Angela! I love your trellises! Can you share where you get them? Thanks!

[@kahlanohara4257]

Love the info you share. What are the dimensions of the wood you used. Looks like 1" x 8" 8 feet long but its hard to tell. Thank you

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

This is the one I use: click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=dCEAZelUoHc&mid=982&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardeners.com%2Fbuy%2Fdeep-root-cedar-raised-beds-4ft%2F8609751.html

[@ThedawnchorusPlot]

Some great ideas and tips, we very often just rush in and don’t think of the reasons why, many people will find this very helpful, many thanks for sharing, enjoy your weekend, kind regards alan………….. THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT 🌿

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jjbjjbh]

Great video Angela. Very helpful. Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE explain how you have constructed the trellis system on top of your raised beds with all the rebars? Need this info very badly. Thanks.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

My neighbor welded them for me out of rebar. This video has some more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX66amykmsaDpsU

[@TheFarmerTv99]

Your garden look beautiful

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks so much

[@user-pt3bv3jl3v]

I found the perfect spot in my garden, my only problem are the old dried out grapevines..... *grabs the bazooka* 💣💪😎

[@tobe2btobe]

Start small and grow into this. Try working with one raised garden where you think one would work best. Once you find that you need more space add another bed and in the arrangement that you think will work well for two beds. Only after that would I say you should start thinking about putting in a watering system. And then maybe not even for another year or so until you know for sure where you want your beds to be.

[@billieharris6394]

We're u able to run the main line yourself off the sprinkler system or did you hire someone? You have such a flow of words and info. Love love love your instructions

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thank you. I hired someone to connect the drip to the abandoned sprinkler line. I wanted to make sure it was done properly and had the correct water pressure, etc.

[@brianlee6849]

I'm planning a garden in a new home I just bought. We have .62 acres and the backyard where I plan on doing the garden has all day unobstructed light facing south The fence line will be on the north side of the property. I plan to do six beds 4 ft by 16 ft with the first row of three and then the second row of 3 with cattle panel trellises crossing between one and two and two and three and then between 4:00 and 5:00 and 5 and 6 so 4 trellises 16 ft long. My question is how much space should I have between the first two trellises and the second two trellises so that I'm not casting shade on the second set? I have been planning on a 4-ft spacing from east to west between the beds just not sure how far back I should put the second set of beds that will be on the north side of the first set. I don't really have enough room east to west to put six across without taking up the entire backyard. Thank you 👍

[@mariagomez5135]

I love your channel Angela I also live in Arizona in the city of Buckeye if you do any class on life or in person I would love to attend it have a blessed day🌹

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Subscribe to my newsletter, I announce classes there eepurl.com/dc5ahn I also teach a monthly online class through Patreon: www.patreon.com/growinginthegarden

[@franksmith7419]

MY GARDEN GOT 3.5 HOURS OF DIRECT SUN AND EVERYTHING NATURAL, IT PRODUCED LIKE CRAZY.

[@ericc3359]

That’s great, but don’t you really need to SHOUT?

[@emmgeevideo]

Maybe it made him crazy too...

[@suppusoora]

I have concrete in my backyard, can i place the raised beds on concrete? or elevated raised beds??

[@caitlin6324]

We just finished our two 12' cedar beds! Now I have to wait for our ollas, and I have to find a bunch of perlite somewhere... ha!!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Congrats!

[@aldannen9971]

Thank you! I am installing some 4×8×10" beds. Is weed fabric needed for under the beds? I am torn. Thanks!!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

It depends. If you are putting on top of bermuda grass, then yes. If not you may not need it. Barriers are only needed if you are worried about something (weeds, critters, etc.) coming up through your beds.

[@rebeccatimmons3162]

I like you beds, especially wondering about the metal joints at each corner & what kind of supports on the sides, if any. Where’d you get them and do the have a name? You do wonderful, concise videos are you a school teacher? Please take that as a complement, you know what you’re doing👏

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Thanks, I'm not a school teacher but do love to teach. The metal corners are available from Gardeners.com

[@jamesorr1200]

I’d love to see more about your shade structures. Looks like they’re made from rebar?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

This video has some info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX66amykmsaDpsU

[@HsingSun]

Thank you for the video. I would think 18 feet between beds should be enough.

[@lupediaz2421]

Should I install a floor on my garden bed or use the existing ground. if I use the existing ground should It be soil or can it be the rocks like around the planter?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Best to push back the rocks and have the soil there - you don't need a floor on the bed.

[@danielabbatiello3956]

Wow ! You're amazing ! I am partially disabled. That's to say I'm confident I can maintain the space once established but getting to the point of construction is where I would fail miserably. Are there contractors that will do the labor for this endeavor ? If so could you drop some names? Any point in the right direction would be of great help. Sorry I'm new to gardening. Last year I did the vegetable container garden and found it both rewarding and therapeutic. Either way you have done a fantastic, jaw dropping job.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I'm not sure of local contractors for you, but agreed gardening is rewarding and therapeutic for sure!

[@danielabbatiello3956]

@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you for your reply so quickly as well as the video.

[@zk4635]

Hi! If you change which vegetables you plant each time then do you also change the placement of the trellises/climbers?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Hi, some of my vertical structures are moveable, some aren't. I rotate where I plant the vertical vegetables with different parts of the garden that have trellises. It can be a balancing act to figure it out for sure.

[@kricketkitty]

Hi, where can I get the corner bracings to hold the wood panels? Thanks

[@danieljackson4266]

wondering the same thing

[@emonahmed2650]

Maam, thanks a lot. I might have a silly question. Can I put plastic bag or tarp at the bottom of the bed as my garden has lot of weed and they are very hard to control for me? TIA

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I would use a breathable weed cloth, nothing impermeable or plastic.

[@JessiOz2k07]

Whats that grey thing at bottom of your beds showing before you filled them in? Is that plastic? I am planning on building a planter on top of my synthetic turf. Not planning on planting anything big that will have roots going too deep, just some herbs. Just wondering I could do that?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Weed cloth

[@luqmanturaki]

Can I put gravel at the bottom of the beds I’m putting the beds on top concrete slab? Any ideas on what to put at the bottom of the beds since is nude concrete ? Thank you

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I don't think gravel is a good idea, but I don't have any experience putting beds on concrete. Wish I could be of more help.

[@Lily-si5br]

Can you tell me who made your beds?I really like them. Thank you!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

They are the deep root cedar beds from Gardener's Supply.

[@Lily-si5br]

@@GrowingInTheGarden thank you so much! they are gorgeous.

[@jelatinosa]

Hello, I was wondering if you think it's ok to build raised beds on a cement pad. A lot of homes where I live, people seem to always cover their whole yard in cement(small yards). I am probably going to purchase a home that has this, and I don't know if to remove the cement, or if it's ok to just build beds over it. Would there be drainage issues or something that you'd know of?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

It would not be my first choice. If you must then be aware of drainage - hopefully the cement isn't in a low spot in the yard. Also be aware the cement may heat up and retain heat more than other areas without cement. There might be other issues as well, but those are the ones that come to mind. They do have elevated raised beds which may be a good option.

[@jelatinosa]

@@GrowingInTheGarden thanks for your insight

[@SHAIDAJ]

do you use landscape cloth only on the bottom or up the sides of the bed as well?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Only on the side if there was Bermuda grass there, otherwise not at all.

[@thehousemann]

Would you happen to have a product link for the raised bed corner brackets?

[@jonathandrummond8069]

I was wondering about that too.

[@bronson5715]

Same

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Yes, they come as kits from www.gardeners.com/ you can also buy the corners separately.

[@aam259]

I have a raised bed table thing on the back patio, and I don't know whether to line it with plastic, or not... in Surprise, AZ, please help?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I don't line my beds with plastic. Not sure exactly which type of bed you have though.

[@calittlegarden-3311]

Do you have a video about how to set up your grill?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

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[@marshjr8992]

I use my concrete slims ones blocks for my 2 Barbados cherry & wonderful pomegranate. & pineapple which will be replaced if pomegranate don't take the whole spot

[@naumikaur7459]

Thank you so much. Really useful and practical. Do you place weed suppression membranes underneath the raised beds please? I thought that’s best avoided to increase drainage ? Thanks

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I use a breathable ( not plastic ) barrier in places where Bermuda grass was previously.

[@user-xm6vx5nh8d]

I have a raised garden and have been having an issue with mosquite tree roots taking over. What should I do? I was told bamboo liner is my only option but I don't want to drown my plants. I live in tucson

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Tree roots present problems for sure. There aren't easy answers if trees are nearby.

[@christinehbailey]

I love the grid watering system, but man is it expensive! On top of the price of raised beds!

[@FC2ESWS]

What kind of wood did you use? Did you clear coat or stain it?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Cedar - no I didn't stain or clear coat it

[@chifylube]

I noticed you don't put down week cloth between beds. Probably because this is where your pipes are buried. How do you keep weeds, especially bermuda grass, from taking over the walkways?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I didn't show it in this video, but I did put weed cloth down between the beds as well in this area because there was bermuda growing here. I layed weed cloth down after finishing the watering.

[@fishycomics]

So lets ask what potting mix you use in raised bed, merical grow raised bet? or container potting mix, I combine both Lol

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

I use the same mix in my beds and containers growinginthegarden.com/best-soil-for-raised-bed-vegetable-gardening/

[@fella9293]

I have my imagination garden, i don't when i could make it become a reality

[@ssj22vuofficial]

Woven or non woven for inside liner?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

This was woven to keep out Bermuda grass, otherwise you don't need it.

[@j.reneewhite915]

For those of us plagued with rodents, rabbits, Moles and Voles having a raised bed that is tall enough they can't access the veg so easily and having wire mesh at the bottom of the bed before filling it helps save years of disappointments. I've seen some stack IBC totes on pallets to keep the critters out and make it a nice height to work in. If you can't bend down very well they now have 24" deep planter boxes with legs and wheels.

[@victorblakely6355]

Mel's mix.

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Yes! Love Mel's Mix!

[@victorblakely6355]

@@GrowingInTheGarden you described it.

[@laurabartholomew100]

That's Square Foot Gardening!

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

Love square foot gardening!

[@laurabartholomew100]

@@GrowingInTheGarden And SFG loves you!

[@mosesjurassic3686]

What exactly is the advantage of low raised beds? You still have to bend over and have less protection from pests. You need much more soil to fill high raised beds. But the advantages seem much more important to me.

[@alexayounginsong2641]

Remember the wood preservatives that keep the wood not to be rotten away. Those chemicals you will intake.

[@cyndimorgan9792]

How do I kill the grass before I put my bed walls up?

[@GrowingInTheGarden]

growinginthegarden.com/how-to-kill-bermuda-grass-without-chemicals-before-planting-a-garden/

[@sampathgamage16]

❤️❤️❤️🇱🇰

[@aganonninyodanielle1476]

wow. that grid is like $160 on Amazon 😳 not including tax

[@joshuajones2511]

First

[@YOYO-sx5bx]

Oh you think your so cool

[@YOYO-sx5bx]

I bet you didn’t even watch the whole video

[@joshuajones2511]

Ok

[@cathyeller5722]

I put cardboard in my raised bed on the bottom layer. Within 2 years rhizome grass grew up through all of them. I had to end up tearing it all up, this year I found some plywood to put underneath most of them. Replacing the soil in your beds every two years, is not an option for me. I can go buy can food cheaper than growing it. Next year the raised beds will be sold on facebook, I'm done.

[@red_wood_trees]

Cardboard is actually biodegradable, which is why grass grew through it. You'll probably want to get something like the weedcloth she had in the video.

[@ralphschueler9437]

You're making a mountain out of a molehill, just get out in the morning give a little bit of water at a nighttime just give it a little bit of water 10 minutes or 15 minutes out of your day and you're done and you don't have to do that piping and all that plumbing and all that craziness if you're so lazy and you can't get out there and water it by yourself then you should not have a garden

[@lidiyakruglov]

Irrigation systems are not for lazy people, it’s just a convenience if you need to go somewhere for few days and you live in a very dry climate. I installed it too, just because we moved to an area where we didn’t have friends and family, and we wanted to go camping with kids for 4 days, and I had no idea who to ask for help to come every single day to water my plants. And they would die in 4 days in 100F heat.

[@myword1745]

This is terrible advice to water a little bit twice a day. You’re encouraging roots to stay near the surface instead of growing deeply.

[@scottmason229]

Lazy commer and full stop spacing is annoying too! 😂

[@jlseagull2.060]

Be sensitive and considerate. Some folks have mobility issues but still want to enjoy gardening. Automatic irrigation helps much! This has nothing to do with laziness.

[@rachel4339]

I guess she wants a mountain of produce and you’re happy with a mole hill 😅