How to Build a Small Enclosed Garden
- 1). Choose a flat, quick-draining site with full sunshine and efficient air movement. Most flowers, vegetables and fruit plants prefer bright sunshine and good airflow. A level starting surface leads to an easier building process.
- 2). Measure your preferred garden plot. Vegetables do well with 2- to 3-foot wide gardens, but larger shrubs need 4 to 5 feet of width. Measure out 3- to 4-foot square sites for small annuals. Mark the garden corners with rocks.
- 3). Dig narrow, 3-inch deep trenches around the garden’s outside borders. Maintaining an even depth throughout ensures an even fence height. Slide plastic trellis pieces into the trenches sideways, keeping them short enough for easy garden access. Filling the trenches with dirt secures trellis pieces.
- 4). Lining the trellis pieces with fine mess or screen seals it. Secure the mesh or screen to the trellis with ties or clips. This mesh keeps the soil inside the garden.
- 5). Fill the enclosed garden with 6 to 12 inches of soil for planting. Mix 1 part bagged garden loam to 1 part organic compost for a rich, quick-draining base. Add 10-10-10, 12-12-12 or 13-13-13 fertilizer, per manufacturer directions, to give the plants good starting nutrition.
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