Building a Raised Bed Garden with Garden In Minutes

I mentions yesterday that I received a raised bed kit from Garden In Minutes.  Today I'm here to say...WOOHOOOO!!!  This has been once of the simplest garden projects so far.  Sure, I made it a bit difficult for myself in the beginning (before the kit arrived) but now it's smooth sailing!

First, I let on large section of my garden get completely over taken by weeds.  Yes, I'm admitting complete neglect.  I could have just covered over the weeds with cardboard or solarized.  Not me.  Apparently I like hard work.

I spent an entire morning pulling weeds from the root.  Seriously, that was totally unnecessary!
Here's the before:

And here's the after:

I felt like I had really accomplished something AND I had a great workout.  
About Garden in Minutes,
"Some of the unique qualities of our raised beds are that they are all made in USA, they are made using cedar which is naturally rot resistant, and we are unique in the fact that we seal our boards using an Eco-friendly soy based wood sealer :)
The Garden Grid watering system gives gardeners equal planting sections and waters plants at their base where they need it most, which also saves plants from damage caused by normal sprinklers."

Now for the good stuff  I received a Garden In Minutes 4X4 Raised Garden Kit. 

• (1) 4×4 Garden Grid™ Watering System
• (1) Cedar Raised Garden Bed - Assembled size: 4ft x 4ft x 8in. Finished in an Eco-Friendly Soy based wood sealer.
• (1) Manual Hose Timer - allows you to set your water to run for a desired time and shut off automatically.
• (1) Single Water Flow Valve - allows you to adjust water flow at your Garden Grid™ from a drip to a full stream.

**Each kit also contains a packet of heirloom, Non-GMO seeds from Mary's Heirloom Seeds** 
Raised Beds are made from 1-3/4 inch thick Cedar boards, for strong construction that won’t bow under the weight of your soil.
Rather than share in pictures we made a video!!!

You can get your own raised bed, square foot garden at www.gardeninminutes.com

There are so many options to choose from and 
as you can see they're EASY to assemble!

Soil capacity of the 4X4 Raised Bed is approximately 12 cu. ft (not included).
Here's what I used:
3 buckets of organic homemade compost
layer of organic soil
1 cup of Organic All-In-One Plant Nutrients
1/3 cup Organic Nitrogen
Layer of organic potting soil

Halfway through filling I added a layer of Organic Plant Nutrients

 Once the raised bed is full of organic soil it's time to add the Garden Grid™ Watering System

There are a few veggie varieties that I chose to transplant.  One of them is the Table Queen Acorn Squash.  Here's the Garden Grid™ Watering System in action water my tiny seedling.

Tomorrow I'll share what varieties I decided to direct sow and which I transplanted.  I LOVE growing!  If you have additional questions please feel free to ask.

*I received a Raised Garden Kit for review.  All opinions are my own*

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