jsharr ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2014 Martha has been wanting a garden. Putting it in the back yard would be a battle with two dogs, so we decided to put in a small garden on the side of the house. Martha had seen raised garden kits but I know we could build some better and cheaper than the kit she showed me. A quick trip to Home Depot for some rough cedar and then Ryan and I got to work. Cut the 1" x 6" x 8' boards in half. Cut a 2" x 2" x 8' cedar post into quarters. A bit of clamping, drilling and screwing later yielded this: Ryan did the majority of the work, I just sort of showed him how. We both had a blast. Moved it to the side of the house Then we put landscape fabric in it, filled it with compost and soil, planted some veggies and herbs (Martha helped with this stage) and then wrapped in in chicken wire to keep the critters out. That is Ryan stapling on the wire. It was a blast. I love teaching my boys new skills and saving some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 30, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2014 that's a pretty cool project the first pic sorta looked like you were building a foosball table, but I see it now. nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted June 30, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2014 Great job! I made ours sorta like that a few years ago, and they are still operation wonderfully. What kind of father are you making your kid wear a hardhat and no safety glasses??? I'm going to report you to OSHA! There are child labor LAWS for a reason... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted June 30, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2014 I love teaching my boys new skills and saving some money Just admit, you like the free slave labor. Can't wait for Graham to be old enough to actually do work so I don't have to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted June 30, 2014 Just admit, you like the free slave labor. Can't wait for Graham to be old enough to actually do work so I don't have to. No, I could have slammed that thing together in a few minutes, but I stepped back and let Ryan do the work, just helped him a bit when needed. He is so into stuff like this, hence the tool belt, hard hat, etc. He was so proud of what he made. He showed it to all our friends who came by the house this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2014 Ryan made an ugly father? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2014 Seriously....cool though. We may have to use some chicken wire to protect some areas from Mycroft getting in. So I'm taking notes. Ask Ryan if he can send me his blueprints and procedures, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted June 30, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2014 Nice! Ryan is also very smart for wearing a hardhat while working with unskilled supervision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 30, 2014 Nice! Ryan is also very smart for wearing a hardhat while working with unskilled supervision. What do you mean unskilled supervision. That was the 'labor'. Old and ugly hired help. Ryan was the mastermind who envisioned it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted June 30, 2014 KT, this was really easy to make. If you want to make one, I can send you the details. Really , the steps are outlined above, The chicken wire cost almost as much as the lumber. Have less than $30 in the box. The compost cost more than the box and wire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 30, 2014 KT, this was really easy to make. If you want to make one, I can send you the details. Really , the steps are outlined above, The chicken wire cost almost as much as the lumber. Have less than $30 in the box. The compost cost more than the box and wire. It's actually not quite what I need. But I may have to get some chicken wire and use it to wrap around some areas to protect Mycroft from getting into them. So far, I think we're OK, though. I'm holding out to see if he outgrows that puppy curiosity. He should soon be too big to fit in the few areas I'm thinking of anyway. Thanks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted June 30, 2014 It's actually not quite what I need. But I may have to get some chicken wire and use it to wrap around some areas to protect Mycroft from getting into them. So far, I think we're OK, though. I'm holding out to see if he outgrows that puppy curiosity. He should soon be too big to fit in the few areas I'm thinking of anyway. Thanks, though. If it is garden related, I have been told no not let your dog watch you garden, etc. Their curiosity gets the better of them and they have to go investigate and dig up what you just buried, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Share #13 Posted June 30, 2014 I will put in my request...I want something like that... v shaped on wheels (for my deck) with places to plant on either side ....maybe 3.5 feet long...and no more than about 18 or 20 inches wide at the top...You guys could do it...I know you can. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #14 Posted June 30, 2014 If it is garden related, I have been told no not let your dog watch you garden, etc. Their curiosity gets the better of them and they have to go investigate and dig up what you just buried, etc. It's not. The one that immediately comes to mind is a shed that has a little space underneath it and some behind it (between shed and a fence). Right now, they are kind of "Jerry-Rig" blocked off and it's been working, so it'll probably continue to do so until his curiosity wanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted June 30, 2014 Share #15 Posted June 30, 2014 I will put in my request...I want something like that... v shaped I'm not touching that with a 10-foot pole! Talk about an open door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted June 30, 2014 Share #16 Posted June 30, 2014 I'm not touching that with a 10-foot pole! Talk about an open door. I suspect you'd need the door to be opened for you if you are wielding a 10' pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted June 30, 2014 I will put in my request...I want something like that... v shaped on wheels (for my deck) with places to plant on either side ....maybe 3.5 feet long...and no more than about 18 or 20 inches wide at the top...You guys could do it...I know you can. Great job. Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Share #18 Posted June 30, 2014 Actually....No.... I wish I could find a picture of it...this spring it was shown on one of the morning TV shows as a great planter for a deck...I will look a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted June 30, 2014 Share #19 Posted June 30, 2014 Still not 100% of what I saw...but a variation on one of these two pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted June 30, 2014 Share #20 Posted June 30, 2014 KT, this was really easy to make. If you want to make one, I can send you the details. Really , the steps are outlined above, The chicken wire cost almost as much as the lumber. Have less than $30 in the box. The compost cost more than the box and wire. That seems rather wasteful to me. I would have put the $30 in my pocket instead of burying it in the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 1, 2014 Share #21 Posted July 1, 2014 Very nice project for you and your grandson! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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