How to Build a Fenced Raised Garden Bed

A friend of ours wanted help in building a raised garden bed that would also be enclosed to keep out her greyhounds and goats that share the space.

Throughout the video, you'll see Stephanie's goats and greyhounds "helping!" No animals were harmed in the building of these structures, but they did add some challenges and joy to the experience!

Take a look at how it all came together.

All the lumber for this project was milled on-site from locally sourced white oak which is well suited for outdoor use.

Materials:

1. (4) 8ft 4x4
2. (14) 8ft 1x6
3. (9) 8ft 1x4
4. (2) 8ft 2x4
5. (2) Green Steel U-Fence Post (Home Depot)
6. (4) Hinges
7. (2) Latches
8. Garden Fencing
9. Hardware Cloth
10. 2in, 3-1/2in, 4in Outdoor Screws
11. Garden Box Sealer (Amazon)

Tools:

1. Canopy tent
2. DeWalt Carbon Fiber Stapler (Home Depot)
3. Circular saw (Home Depot)
4. Speed square
5. Impact driver (Home Depot)
6. Clamps
7. Tin snips
8. Pliers

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The first step was to cut the posts to length. The circular saw was not deep enough to fully cut through, but it was easy enough to flip the post over and finish the cut on the opposite side.

You can see in the second picture one of the reasons a fenced raised garden bed was needed! There are two of these very curious goats that live on the property.

Once the posts were in place, the 1x6 boards were screwed into place. The two large boxes were completed then moved into place in order to construct the center box that attaches the two.

For the center box, the posts were cut to 12 inches tall from 2x4s and the 1x6 boards are attached to these.

A metal fence post was hammered into the ground and was then secured to the bottom with a single screw. This will help keep the fencing from sagging.

To prepare the opening for the gate, two boards were screwed to the post. This gave the opening the width that was needed for the gate.

Here the fencing is being stapled into place. This will help keep out the greyhounds, goats, and other curious or hungry critters.

They moved to a flat surface to construct the gate.

For more detail on building the gate, please see the video. Here the latch is being added.

Almost finished. Just a few finishing touches are needed. The greyhounds have both staked out their spots. They are going to be greatly disappointed when they are shooed out!

As a finishing touch, 1x4 boards were added to the top to give the structure more support and a more finished look.

Hardware cloth was added to the bottom to help with weed control.

Soaker hoses were added to the beds for easy irrigation.

The new garden beds have been in use for a few months now and are functioning well as designed. All areas of the beds can be accessed through the two gates. Now the growing veggies are safe from greyhounds, goats, and other animals that might want a snack!

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