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Raised beds can be as humble or as elaborate as you would like. The benefits of raised garden beds include better soil drainage, easy access to plants, portability, soil customization increased soil control, and also the ability to keep weeds and pests at bay. | Raised beds can be as humble or as elaborate as you would like. The benefits of raised garden beds include better soil drainage, easy access to plants, portability, soil customization increased soil control, and also the ability to keep weeds and pests at bay. | ||
You can easily DIY raised beds from recycled materials you might have on hand (like used bricks or wood planks) or purchase a kit that comes with all of the materials you need. Popular raised garden bed materials also include stones, mulch, and straw. The foundation option you choose will depend on if you are building permanent or temporary raised beds. Once built, raised beds have about the same maintenance cost as traditional gardens. | You can easily DIY raised beds from recycled materials you might have on hand (like used bricks or wood planks) or purchase a kit that comes with all of the materials you need. Popular raised garden bed materials also include stones, mulch, and straw. The foundation option you choose will depend on if you are building permanent or temporary raised beds. Once built, raised beds have about the same maintenance cost as traditional gardens. | ||
=====Build a Raised Bed Garden From Tires===== | |||
[https://www.instructables.com/Build-a-Raised-Bed-Garden-From-Tires/ by greatpanda in Living AUTODESK Instructables] | |||
This project has been in existence since about 2006, and merely began as a clean-up project on my friend's farm. The Hildred farm has been running for about 70 years, and has had numerous vehicles come and go, though the tires have stayed around. When they inquired about disposing of them, the cost at that time to dispose of a tire was $3 PER POUND! As anyone who has flipped a tire knows, the disposal of a single tire could break the bank at that price. Something had to be done, and thus from necessity was born the Tire Garden! We've developed these mostly through trial and error, and though we've sold a few we want to teach you how to build them if you want to. | |||
