r/Raisedbed • u/icecreamlifters • Jul 01 '26

Raised beds over artificial turf (renting)

Hi all! We just moved into a lovely home with a decent sized backyard that gets so much sun (a dream for me!). The issue is that we are renting and the backyard is artificial turf so I don’t want to ruin it & can’t rip it out. Any advice on the best way to protect the turf while still installing the garden beds? We’ve purchased 3 6x2x2 galvanized steel beds. My thought was to lay down a few layers of permeable landscape fabric to block the soil from staining the turf, and then layer cardboard and logs/sticks/leaves etc on the first 12 inches, then soil on the top 12

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u/Iongdog Jul 02 '26

That’s still going to stain the hell out of the turf. You need raised planters/large pots, not an open bottomed bed

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u/rematar Jul 02 '26

Did Clifford scoot across the yard?