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Build Your Own Garden

A how-to guide from GRuB's Kitchen Garden Project ...continued

  1. Intro -- The Things You'll Need
  2. Building the Frames
  3. Filling the Beds
  4. Building the Trellis
  5. Finishing Up

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Finishing Up

Photo of KGP builder raking dirt clumps out of a finished garden bed.
During the time when you're dumping the soil into the beds and building the trellis, the boards of your frame and trellis might shift and move apart from each other a little, so it doesn't hurt to go around with your hammer and pound together any boards that may have moved apart from each other. Take your rake and move the soil so that it is spread out evenly across your beds. You can also take this time to break up any big chunks of soil with your rake. Remember, when those chunks dry out, they will be even harder to break up, so you'll want to do it now.

Photo of finished KGP garden.
If you like to leave a neat worksite, you can pick up any soil that might have fallen onto the ground with your rake and shovel, and also sweep all the soil off the top of your frames and into the beds. Gather up all your tools, and then sit back and soak in the sight of your beautiful garden beds that will soon be bursting with life.

Happy Gardening! Enjoy!