My Raised Vegetable and Herb Bed

I finally have a raised bed for vegetables and herbs! I could not decide where to put one for a long time plus it just kept getting put off for other expenses. I picked this wasted space that is right next to the garage (pole barn type) door:


I asked my husband about pine pieces I remembered we had used at our first house for a sandbox. I told him what I was thinking about and he bought 2x10 pieces of untreated pine, which are 8 foot long for the front and back-- plus one piece cut in half for the sides. He used 3 inch deck screws to put it together. We bought topsoil at our local nursery and this is what we ended up with:



The large "trellis" was left here when we bought the house. I think it was used in the horse stalls the owner had. The other metal is something I salvaged from my father in law. I was going to paint them nifty colors but decided to use them as is, especially since I'll be tying the plants to them as they grow.

I planted four Brandywine heirloom tomatoes that I bought (in the middle). On the side are tomato plants I grew from seed. My cat nibbled them and they got shuffled around so I either have Yellow Pear Tomatoes or Oregon Spring Tomatoes. Next year I will have to protect my tomato seedlings from the Seedling Munching Cat. Who knew?

The big trellis will have Kentucky Wonder Beans and Cucumbers that have sprouted and are growing well thanks to our recent heat and rain. I also sowed 2 kinds of basil, dill and nasturtiums in the front and corners of the bed. I'll take more pictures as things progress.

~Brenda