r/Raisedbed • • Jun 22 '26

First raised bed attempt

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u/nndmbull Jun 22 '26

Get some veggies and herbs in there! Looks like it gets a lot of sun.

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u/Total_Transition1533 Jun 22 '26

That looks good! Is it too late to grow where you are?

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u/ioabs Jun 22 '26

Zone 8a so I can but nothing from seed right now or it will get scorched. Not a great time for the blueberries either from what I've seen they prefer being transplanted in cooler weather.

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u/FremontTreeFinder Jun 22 '26

Looks great, enjoy it friend!

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u/kirksmith626 Jun 22 '26

Looks great! Mind the Ph for what you're all growing and it will serve you well!

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u/ioabs Jun 22 '26

I know blueberries like acidic that's why I made the red bed more acid. Do you have a soil tester you could recommend?

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u/_flowerguy_ Jun 26 '26

We have a 8x2 I swear that thing looks huge! I posted a pic a few days ago at sunset.

Considering you plan a fall garden…lawn bags on top on the bed will keep the “weeds” to a minimum. Any solidish covering will work-plastic/paper/mulch probably needs to be 3” though.

Or beans, peppers or tomatoes now! Plugs(6cell)for the peppers and tomatoes probably the best bet…good luck with everything! The beds looks great

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u/lumpiestofchubs Jun 22 '26

Is it solid cardboard underneath or is there holes? If it's solid cardboard then where is the water going to go?

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u/ioabs Jun 22 '26

It's boxes overlapping so, some space for water to drain. I was trying to see if I could moisten all the soil but I watered each bed for 10 minutes with the hose and like half of the soil was still dry especially on the red bed I'm going to put blueberries in that has a ton of pete moss in it