Setting Up and Building My New Raised Bed Garden!| North Florida Gardening

🌱 The creator is excited to showcase the assembly of a new raised bed garden made from cedar, a project done in collaboration with Gardner Supply.

🛠 Assembly of the raised beds was straightforward, involving metal connectors and corner caps for easy construction without excessive tools.

📆 The raised beds need to be set up promptly to accommodate the timing of a photoshoot for Gardner Supply's catalog and to beat any potential early frost in North Florida.

🌿 Utilizing natural materials, an oil blend of vegetable and citrus oils was used to protect and enhance the wood of the raised beds.

♻️ The creator is implementing sustainable practices by reusing packaging cardboard as a weed barrier at the bottom of the raised beds, avoiding the need for landscape fabric.

🐶 Amusingly, the creator's dogs require attention during the garden setup, suggesting the process is a family affair, including pets.

🌾 Additional organic materials, like leftover wood chips from previous projects, are being repurposed to help fill the raised beds, promoting decomposition and soil enrichment over time.

🌻 There's a design consideration for the future expansion of the garden, with plans to double the current number of raised beds.

🚜 Practicality is incorporated into the garden's layout, with enough space between the raised beds to fit a lawnmower, facilitating easy maintenance.

🏡 Considering the longer-term vision, the creator describes integrating the new garden with other elements like a kitchen garden, chicken coop, and a fire pit area to create a cohesive and functional outdoor space.