How To Build A Raised Covered Vegetable Garden

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Have you ever wanted to build raised covered vegetable garden? In this post you’ll learn how to construct one quickly.

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There really is nothing like growing your own vegetables and being able to head out the door to pick them!

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We mostly grow a variety of lettuces in our garden, along with some peppers, Brussels sprouts, cucumbers, and strawberries. Let’s get right to the project!

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Materials

Two – 2 x 12’s  – 8′ Two – 2 x 4’s – 8′ Three 1 x 4’s – 8′ Three Rolls 1/4″ Mesh Screen One Box 1/2″ Tech Screws One Box 2 1/2″ Deck Screw Eight – 2 1/2″ Corner Braces Two – 1 1/2″ Back Flap Hinges Six –  3″ (or 2″) Flat Corner Braces

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Materials

Using a chop saw, cut the two eight-foot-long 2 x 12″s each into two 6′ long pieces.

STEP ONE

Take a 6′ piece and a 2′ piece and screw them together to make a 90-degree right-angle corner. Do this again with two more pieces of the same lengths that you’ve just cut. 

STEP TWO

Place the pieces perpendicularly and screw them together with the 2 1/2″ deck screws creating a rectangle. You will now have the bottom of the box!

STEP THREE

Cut four 2 x 4’s to be 2′ long each. Attach the two foot long 2 x 4’s to the inside of the 2 x 12’s as shown using 2 1/2″ deck screws.

Step FOUR & FIVE

Attach the 2 1/2″ Corner Braces to the outside corners of the 2 x 12’s. Use two of the corner braces on each corner.

STEP SIX

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