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Make gorgeous cedar raised bed gardens in a snap! Garden bed kits from Eartheasy are the perfect solution for busy gardeners.
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Eartheasy. All opinions and experiences are my own.
Does building a series of gorgeous cedar raised bed gardens sound like a quick and easy project to you? If not, then let me introduce you to Eartheasy’s Natural Cedar Raised Garden Beds. These raised garden bed kits come together quickly and easily so that you can start gardening without delay.
Mr. Tidbits and I have a bit of experience building DIY raised garden beds. We built some up at our old pole barn home and absolutely loved using them for our kitchen herb garden. We knew it was a must to have some at the Lavender Blue Cottage as well.
However, time has been in short supply this year. We sold our pole barn home and moved, remade an old RV and hit the road for a special family vacation. Things have been busy! And this mom is tired! I was thinking that garden boxes just wouldn’t happen this year, despite my good intentions.
Enter Eartheasy to save my gardening dreams! Their raised garden bed kits turned out to be a fantastic option for us during this busy year. I know you’re going to love them too! Let me show you what makes these raised garden bed kits so amazing.
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Why I Love Raised Bed Gardens
Raised garden boxes are one of the best ways to garden. Their elevated height makes them easy to tend, weed and plant in. Raised garden boxes are easy to manage and maneuver around. You can also customize their size and shape to fit your needs. EarthEasy has a lot of size options!
I love being able to surround the perimeter of my raised garden bed boxes with gravel, mulch or pavers for keep our feet out of the dirt. And, of course, raised bed gardens also yield fantastic garden produce and herbs. Yum!
What Makes Eartheasy Raised Bed Gardens Unique?
What sets these Eartheasy raised garden beds apart is:
- Quick and Easy Assembly: Each garden box kit comes with pre-cut boards, pre-drilled holes, hardware and simple to follow instructions.
- High Quality Materials: Eartheasy raised bed garden boxes use kiln-dried, rot-resistant cedar boards. They also come with steel rods to insert through the ends and center of your garden boxes to prevent bowing from the weight of soil and water.
- Gorgeous and Innovative Design: I think these garden boxes look fantastic! Eartheasy has hundreds of sizes available to suit your space and your own unique layout. The open bottom design means that you can grow even deep root vegetables without any problem.
- Useful Accessories: Eartheasy doesn’t just sell raised garden boxes, they also have a variety of planters and trellises to meet all your gardening needs.
- Excellent Information: Eartheasy has a blog full of useful articles to help you be a better, more self sufficient gardener. If you have questions, you can turn to their helpful resources for solutions. They have decades of experience in off-grid living.
Building Our Cedar Raised Bed Gardens Step-by-Step
Putting together these raised garden boxes was a snap! Let me show you how we did it in a few simple steps.
1: Prepping the Ground
There was an area right off our patio that was full of ground cover. I decided that this would be the perfect spot for some garden boxes.
We began by clearing the ground cover with a tractor, leveling out the ground and bringing in some dirt. This was the hardest and longest part of the process for us, but you may not have to do much prep depending on where you want to build your garden boxes.
2: Assembling the Raised Bed Garden Boxes
After the ground was ready, we assembled the Eartheasy Natural Cedar Raised Garden Beds in no time. It was as simple as unpacking and putting the parts together.
The pre-cut cedar boards had holes drilled through the ends which allowed us to assemble them with steel pins running through each corner for added stability.
The cedar boards are designed with notches in the end to allow them to nestle together like a log cabin. Nice and easy!
Steel rods also run across the middle of the garden boxes to prevent them from bowing out when the inside is filled with soil and water.
We finished the boxes off by securing everything with screws and adding the beautiful trim pieces.
Ready to go and looking good!
3: Filling the Raised Garden Bed Boxes and Finishing the Ground
Once everything was assembled it was time to fill our garden boxes with soil. We were lucky to inherit a large pile of topsoil from our home’s previous owners. That went in the bottom of the boxes followed by several cubic feet of organic compost which we purchased.
In addition to filling the garden boxes, we also laid down some cardboard from the packaging of the products and paper on the ground between the raised boxes to act as a weed barrier. You could use landscape fabric for this step, but cardboard and paper were what we had on hand and they provided us a cheap way to deter weed growth.
Next, we spread some gravel and placed paver stones around the raised garden boxes to make this area a little more user-friendly for us. No muddy shoes – hurray!
4: Purchasing Plants for Our Garden Boxes
Ideally, I would have liked to start seeds for the garden, but that wasn’t going to happen this year. Instead, we headed to the store to pick up some plants for our new garden boxes.
It was great to browse the different vegetables and herbs at the nursery. I found quite a few favorites that were just begging to come home with me.
Don’t feel bad adding a few of your favorite flowers to the mix. A garden should be a happy place, after all!
5: Planting and Adding Trellises
I love planting a garden and these cedar raised bed gardens were no exception. We even added the Eartheasy Natural Cedar A-Frame Trellis structures to a couple of the garden boxes to support our green bean plants.
Aren’t they gorgeous?! I can’t wait to see the trellises covered in green leaves.
My Thoughts on the Eartheasy Cedar Raised Bed Gardens
I’ve had a great experience with the Eartheasy cedar raised bed garden boxes. They have so far proven to be very easy to assemble, super sturdy and very beautiful. I look forward to using them for my garden this year and for many more years to come.
I’d definitely recommend these raised garden box kits, especially for busy people who want a quick project that produces a high quality product. Which is probably most of us!
More Garden and Homestead Ideas
Do you love raised garden boxes as much as I do? I’d love to hear your experience and tips for making the most of a raised bed garden. Share them below!
If you love gardening and homesteading, stick around and check out some of my other projects. Thanks for being here today!
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For reference what size beds did you go with?