“Half-Barrel” Raised Garden Beds

“Half-Barrel” Raised Garden Beds FARM HOME Food “I wanted to show your readers the raised garden beds my wife Debbie and I recently made out of some treated lumber and 55-gal plastic barrels ” says Terry Benoit Orange Texas “We’ve used raised garden beds for years to grow watermelons squash tomatoes peppers egg plants corn and strawberries But this year we came up with a new approach using treated lumber and 55-gal plastic barrels I used three of the barrels to build six raised garden beds They’re high enough that we don’t have to bend over to plant or pick vegetables “I cut the barrels in half drilled 1/2-in holes in the bottom spaced 3 in apart for drainage and added topsoil Then I used treated wood to make a 4-legged structure for each half barrel The barrels are recessed about 4 in inside the upper part of the structure to make the growing area a little deeper The vertical support legs are made from 2 by 4-in treated wood “This is our first year using our new raised garden beds We’re growing watermelons and squash in them and so far so good ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Terry and Debbie Benoit 1077 Bobcat Circle Orange Texas 77632 ph 409 745-3678

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