Organic Gardening - Grow Organic Vegetables in Your Home Garden

Raised Beds & Trellis Beds

Raised beds are the best way to make gardening easy. For more info see

Trellis bed

3x8 Trellis Bed

Raised Beds and the Benefits of Growing Vertically with Trellis Beds.


Choosing the materials for the frames.

It took a lot of research to decide on the perfect material for the frames of our raised beds. Plain wood will rot in a season or two. Railroad ties have creosote, which is a poison. Composite decking materials contain wood fiber and attract mold when in constant contact with soil. It can be cleaned, but it is difficult.


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3x8 Raised Bed


Three designs are available, a standard 3′x8′ bed, and a 3′x8′ trellis bed and a new 3′x4′ elevated bed. (Dimensions are outside measurements.)











Elevated cedar bed 3' x 4'

Elevated cedar bed 3' x 4'