Veggie patch brings sustainable life to the next level

[kellyyang]

I’ve been planting vegetables in our backyard for five years, and I now want to upgrade my veggie patch to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing. This is how I ripped up my old one and built a nice, clean new veggie patch, making growing vegetables much more enjoyable.

This project was completed at the end of September. Luckily, we didn’t miss the best season for planting. After two months, our veggie patch has thrived! How beautiful is it!

I want to share my project ideas and hopefully inspire everyone to improve their own sustainable lives.

Materials

4*Treated pine sleeper 20*5*300cm

4*Treated pine sleeper 15*5*300cm

8*Treated pine post 9*9*270cm

10*Treated pine structural 7*4.5*240cm

2*Treated pine structural 29*4.5*480cm

10*Treated pine structural 7*4.5*360cm

10*White Moulding Pine FJ Primed Quad 1.8*1.8*540cm

2*Baluster Handrail H3 Pink Pine FJ Primed Ladies Waist Rebated LOSP 8.5*4.2*540cm

3*Jack Matrix 2410 x 1205 x 5mm Charcoal Plastic Reeded Diamond Lattice

Crommelin 4L Blackseal Heavy Duty Bitumen Waterproofing Membrane

2*GRUNT 2 x 5m Black 140um Multi-Use Plastic Film

10L white exterior paint

Outdoor timber screws 14g*100mm

Cement

Sand

Tools

Circular Saw

Table Saw

Saw horse and clamps

Ladder

Paint brush

Paint roller

Masking tape

Nail gun

Steps

Step 1

There are four planter boxes and two arches in between.

The dimensions of a box: 190*150*60cm.

Step 1: Building the planter boxes and posts

We use treated pine sleepers to build the raised garden bed. We tried to build a box as big as possible. As we measured, 1.5m is the maximum length so that we can still reach the centre of the planter box. And the height is good for our knees.

For the posts, 50cm post holes should be dug to concrete in the steel post footings.

Step 2

Step 2: Trellis for climbing vegetables.

For the trellises on the sides of the central archway, horizontal cross beams are added to secure mouldings to; between each pair of semi-circular mouldings, a trellis can then be secured. For the trellises in the back, horizontal and vertical beams are added to complete the frames.

Step 3

Step 3: Garden arch

Four curved arch pieces are carved from wide pieces of timber to achieve the desired curvature and shape. Then connecting each pair of arches are six identical beams with angled ends.

Step 4

Step 4: Planter box liner

To prevent the potential chemicals leaking from the treated pine and paint, we use plastic film to line the whole inner surfaces of planter boxes. It is also slows the corrosion of the wood from the soil

Step 5

Step 5: Filling with garden soil and seedlings

As the paint expert of Bunnings advised, we need to wait at lest 6 weeks before painting the treated pine to allow the timber to dry. However, the seedlings can’t miss the best time to be planted. So we filled the planted box with garden soil and started planting before painting.

Step 6

Step 6: Paint the surface

After 6 weeks, we sanded and painted all the timber

Step 7

After 3 months...

[mich1972]

Love love LOVE !!!!!!!!! @kellyyang Absolutely SENSATIONAL 🌿🌿🌿

The Archway just invites you into the Garden. You have done a wonderful job with your Edibles Garden. This will certainly inspire Workshop Community Friends to out into their own garden and start growing !!!!!! Well done 😀

[EricL]

Hello @kellyyang 

I totally agree with @mich1972, that is an impressive archway. 

Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful project.

Eric