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#1 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McKinney
Hunt In: WV,SD, Hunt co
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I ran out of space in my smaller raised beds and decided to take a tree out and put in a bigger bed for tomatoes this year.
Used three 8’ sheets of metal roofing and 7 treated 2x4’s. Lined it with weedblock and started shoveling. It takes a lot of compost to fill it at 8x3x2. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#2 |
Four Point
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: League City, TX
Hunt In: Uvalde, TX
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Looks good! You've just motivated me to do the same!
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#3 |
Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Lake Jackson
Hunt In: Old Ocean & Rocksprings
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Looking good!!
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#4 |
Four Point
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Looks good, although it appears to be in a pretty tight spot between the house and tall fence. Are the plants going to get adequate sunlight? I see a tree that could block sunlight as well....all depending on which direction is which
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#5 |
Four Point
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Hunt In: Chattahoochie-Oconee National Forest
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You are now ready to plant some tomatoes.
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#6 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Amarillo/Salado
Hunt In: Mills County
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Glad you posted about these type of beds, been wanting to make some too.
Do you put anything in the bottom before you fill it with dirt? Or is the whole box full of the planting dirt/soil? What about drainage? Thanks for any help. |
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#7 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McKinney
Hunt In: WV,SD, Hunt co
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I threw in some brush, leaves, and firewood to take up some space below the soil. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#8 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: FriendsHood
Hunt In: Mexico
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#9 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Round Rock, TX
Hunt In: Where I can, Terrell County
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These are two I did last year. Going to do two more this year if the weather ever gets right.
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#10 |
Four Point
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Tomball
Hunt In: Gimes Co. / Junction TX
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Great idea!
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#11 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: League City TX
Hunt In: Texas
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Here's the one I did plan on filling it with cinder blocks and then dirt
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#12 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Houston, TX
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Very nice, sir, looks great.
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tomball
Hunt In: Davy Crockett National Forest
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Just a question, not judging anyone’s work or ideas. Why not make it 12” deep and leave bottom open and let plants grow in soil and roots can extend to the earth if wanted. That way you have the best of both worlds. Less soil to fill bed but still have the ability to add the soil you want. If you fill a 2’ deep planter with cinder blocks then add soil, doesn’t the plant only have access to soil that’s in planter? If the root system makes it to cinder blocks they have to stop?? Why not let them go to soil below?
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#14 | |
Six Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Wichita Falls
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#15 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tomball
Hunt In: Davy Crockett National Forest
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#16 | |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Round Rock, TX
Hunt In: Where I can, Terrell County
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#17 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Texas/Gulf Coast
Hunt In: Atascosa County
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I use the cattle protein tubs for planters and I use plastic soda bottles to take up space in the bottom and put soil in on top. Cheap way to take up space and improve drainage. Might work on these big planters. Ditto on a good post, this is something I have kicked around doing, just not followed through
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#18 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wise Cty
Hunt In: Young Cty
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I think the 6'X8' sandbox I built for my son when he was little is going to be converted to a little garden this year. It's only 8 or 10" high, so I'll have to put some chicken wire around it to keep the rabbits out, but I think it'll work fine otherwise.
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#19 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Portland, TX
Hunt In: Lavaca Co. TX, Arkansas
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These pics are a couple of years old from when I first built the boxes. I used cheap fence pickets for the outer walls. The base has been redone on the V shaped planter. The way it was in the picture was very flimsy.
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#20 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Coppell
Hunt In: Sterling Co.
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Looks good!
We’re selling our house right now so gonna miss a spring garden this year |
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#21 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Austin. Jim Ned Creek
Hunt In: Tivydale. Nix. Brownwood
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#22 |
Six Point
![]() Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Rosenberg
Hunt In: Mostly Gonzalez county
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Nice! I did an almost identical one last year, but tried to cram too many plants in it.
One reason I did mine this tall is that my soil here SUCKS so I wanted as much good soil as I could get. The other is that I didn’t want to be crawling on my hands and knees to harvest/weed it. ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#23 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tarkington , TX
Hunt In: In the woods
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I really like the V shape and am considering going this route |
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#24 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tarkington , TX
Hunt In: In the woods
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I really like the V shape and am considering going this route |
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#25 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Farmersville
Hunt In: Red River, Hardeman, Marion,Collin
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Where did you get the compost from? |
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#26 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McKinney
Hunt In: WV,SD, Hunt co
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The trash dump in Plano aka Custer Transfer Station. They make/sell mulch, compost, etc. ~$40 for a scoop.
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#27 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Farmersville
Hunt In: Red River, Hardeman, Marion,Collin
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I was wondering if it was ours. I am the operations supervisor for the processing facility located in Melissa. Custer is our grinding and retail location.
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#28 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: DFW
Hunt In: Comanche County
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Anyone have one like this a while?
Wondering how long the metal will last cuz I like this alot |
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#29 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Allen, Tx
Hunt In: Hamilton County
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#30 | |
Six Point
![]() Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Rosenberg
Hunt In: Mostly Gonzalez county
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I got the idea from my customer who had theirs for a few years. They had really good soil, so I had my guys load up the soil when we demoed their bed. The metal was in great shape. The wood will rot before there is a problem with the metal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#31 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Blooming Grove, TX
Hunt In: Navarro and Freestone counties
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Made 2 planters 20 inches tall out of cull cedar lumber from work and filled the bottom half with dead tree limbs and old lumber, then went to the local sale barn and got a trailer load of barn hard manure for $20 and filled them up. Limbs and lumber in the bottom hold the moisture for the plants and slowly for away adding to the soil. Mine are 5 years old and as good as the day I built them.
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#32 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Midland
Hunt In: Tamplias Chiwawa, Mejico
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How much depth is required to grow tomato's, peppers, squash etc? Curious as I am thinking of doing one.
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#33 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Euless, Texas
Hunt In: Sterling County
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