Anybody have a raised box garden?

My parents do most of their gardens in boxes.

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I have 2 8x4 beds that are 18" deep. I don't really have any tips other than use good dirt filling them up. Water often because they dry out a lot quicker than a ground level garden.

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exactly my set up. Good advice.

Most of my garden is made with raised beds. Three 2x8x8s. I tilled up the native soil and then added compost and topsoil. Super easy to make. One cut and a few screws.

Yep, no pics. Made it out of cinderblocks

I made mine out of a double stack of composite decking. The main one is U shaped for easy access. I also use quickcrete and the paver form to give a nice area around that doesn't turn into a mud pit and easy roundup control(not in the garden, just walkway around). I staple a layer of landscape fabric inside before filling. It keeps the weeds down and good soil in the box. Soil is a mix of peat moss, nursery bulk composted soil and high quality composted chicken manure. Once planted, I mulch with the large pine bark nuggets to help with moisture retention

I built one of these self watering planters last year. A lot of work on the front end but we'll worth not having to water everyday.

I've been wanting to do this but I have moles in my yard. Has anyone tried putting layers of chicken wire or something similar at ground level and then putting the raised boxes on top to keep the critters out? Wondering if that would work. Might try it this weekend.

I'd use hardware cloth. It's more durable and has smaller openings.