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For a cedar bed in the size your space takes

Greenes Fence Premium Cedar Raised Beds

Untreated cedar beds with dovetail joints in eleven sizes from 2 × 4 to 4 × 12 ft, 7 to 14 inches tall. Greenes states 7 to 56 cubic feet of soil.

11 sizes and layouts

Each size drawn from above at the same scale, with the maker’s listed capacity.

Listed capacity
14 ft³
Soil to fill it
10 bags of 1.5 ft³
Drawn to scale from the maker’s figures: 48 in by 48 in, 10.5 in tall.12243610.5 in48 in × 48 in
Drawn from the maker’s published figures: the footprint from above on the left, the height on the right, in inches. Every bed on this site uses the same two scales.
Side view: 10.5 in tall, beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. It comes to below the knee.10.5 in tall48 in long · comes to below the knee
Side view beside an adult 5 ft 6 in tall, at one scale.

For a cedar bed in the size your space takes

Each stated capacity is the size the bed is sold by times its wall height: the box filled to the brim. The 4 × 4 ft bed at 10.5 inches takes 10 bags of 1.5 ft³, the 4 × 12 ft at 14 inches 38. The 3 × 3 and 3 × 6 ft beds are two 5.5-inch boards high. Measure the inside after assembly.

Style
Bed on the ground
Material
Untreated North American cedar, 3/4-inch boards and corner posts
Warranty
None stated on the maker’s page

Choose the size or layout

Use the widest outside footprint to plan paths. For a soil order, measure between the inside walls after assembly and choose your filled depth; advertised dimensions can be rounded. Rectangular sizes below read length × width × height.

Greenes Fence doesn’t publish inside measurements or an outside size for these beds, so the soil figure below is the maker’s own stated capacity. If you’ll fill it less deep, measure between the inside walls once it’s built.

Size or layoutAdvertised sizeListed capacityBags of 1.5 ft³ for that capacity
2 × 4 ft, 10.5 in tall48 × 24 × 10.5 in7 ft³5 bagsPlan
2 × 4 ft, 14 in tall48 × 24 × 14 in9.3 ft³7 bagsPlan
2 × 8 ft, 7 in tall96 × 24 × 7 in9.3 ft³7 bagsPlan
2 × 8 ft, 10.5 in tall96 × 24 × 10.5 in14 ft³10 bagsPlan
2 × 8 ft, 14 in tall96 × 24 × 14 in18.7 ft³13 bagsPlan
3 × 3 ft, 11 in tall36 × 36 × 11 in8.3 ft³6 bagsPlan
3 × 6 ft, 11 in tall72 × 36 × 11 in16.5 ft³11 bagsPlan
4 × 4 ft, 7 in tall48 × 48 × 7 in9.3 ft³7 bagsPlan
4 × 4 ft, 10.5 in tall48 × 48 × 10.5 in14 ft³10 bagsPlan
4 × 12 ft, 10.5 in tall144 × 48 × 10.5 in42 ft³28 bagsPlan
4 × 12 ft, 14 in tall144 × 48 × 14 in56 ft³38 bagsPlan

Also in this range from Greenes Fence: Greenes Fence cedar 4 × 8 ft bed, Greenes Fence tiered cedar beds.

What to plant in it

Four planting plans drawn to scale for each size, from a salad bed to roots and onions, with every plant counted: 2 × 4 ft bed · 2 × 8 ft bed · 3 × 3 ft bed · 3 × 6 ft bed · 4 × 4 ft bed · 4 × 12 ft bed.

Prepare and assemble this bed

Compare the material, bottom and care choices if you are still deciding between families. Follow the site preparation and liner checklist for the supporting surface.

  1. Choose the exact configuration and lay out its parts. Check the required tools in the selected kit instructions.
  2. Prepare a stable, level position and confirm the outside footprint with working paths.
  3. Check corners, fasteners, protective edging and any layout-specific braces against the kit instructions before adding fill.
  4. Measure the finished inside and outside separately, then update your plan. Preserve the maker’s fill restrictions.

Mark the outside footprint on the ground before assembly, including any legs or protruding corners. Leave a route for carrying bags, reaching the plants and maintaining nearby beds.

This bed stands on the ground; its maker does not say whether it has a bottom, so look at the parts before you fill it. Check the soil and drainage where it will sit before adding fill. Its wall height is not a prescription for how deep the growing mix should be.

Choose a reachable widthMeasure for a soil orderCompare the cost of building one

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