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3×6 ft raised garden bed
A 3-by-6-foot bed with 2×6 sides and 2×4 corner posts. Narrow enough to reach across.
Beginner2 hours8 parts2× lumber
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Cutting diagram
Bright pieces are your parts; the dimmed wood is left over. Every cut allows ⅛″ for the saw blade.
Cut list
| Part | Qty | Width × length | Cut from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Side | 2 | 5½″ × 72″140 × 1829 mm | 2× lumber |
| B | End | 2 | 5½″ × 33″140 × 838 mm | 2× lumber |
| C | Corner post | 4 | 3½″ × 10″89 × 254 mm | 2× lumber |
How to build it
- Cut two sides at 6 ft, two ends at 33″ and four posts at 10″. Cedar or untreated pine is best near food plants.
- Screw each end board to two posts, flush at the top, leaving 4½″ of post below the board to push into the ground.
- Screw the long sides to the posts so they overlap the ends. The bed is now 3 ft × 6 ft outside.
- Set the bed in place, press the posts into the soil and check it's level.
- Line the bottom with cardboard to smother weeds, then fill with soil.