One Of My Lastest Projects...

[Straight Success]

So, prior to COVID, I was doing some excavating in the backyard. My neighbors thought I was crazy, but they're just neighbors. Most of them are really cool, and... for-get-about-it. Long story short, some neighbors being nosy with their nosy ways asked what I was doing. I explained, "I'm preparing to build a garden." During 2020 I didn't get around to it like I had planned, but this summer, I got it done all by myself. Check it out.


Finish Product:

CAD rendering:


Actual:


Build:

Purchased lumber from a Your-One-Stop-Shopping-Contactor-Supply-Needs-Big-Box Store


Time to pull out the big guns


We, I mean I, I'm workin'






Mock up






Time to protect the wood from the elements for a few years


Three coats of wood protecting juice spread over mutiple days for optimal results




Almost ready


We buildin'






Initial test fit and alignment


Finish line almost in sight


Testing and tuning




Filling it with compost






Fill soil for Spring 2022 (It was too late in the season to get a base planted, especially during the heat wave and storms. I tried)




Next year I'll pick up about twenty cubic feet of organic soil and plant away. This year, I actually have some lettuce, strawberries, and an orange tree (grown indoors). The fruit was started from seeds I collected from the organic fruit I bought and ate. I have many seeds for a lot of vegetables and herbs.

Hope you enjoyed.

[Grumpys93]

This is awesome! Something I want to do in the future, but I have to own a house first.

Tried to make that first reality come true last year but the market was and is even more insane and just couldn’t justify what people were wanting for a house. Such as forgoing an inspection. Yep no thanks I’ll wait.

But I like your setup, did you cut the points in by hand?

[deevergote]

That’s pretty awesome!
I’ve been wanting to build something like that for a while. Seeing yours might be the motivation I need to do so!

[Straight Success]

This is awesome! Something I want to do in the future, but I have to own a house first.

Tried to make that first reality come true last year but the market was and is even more insane and just couldn’t justify what people were wanting for a house. Such as forgoing an inspection. Yep no thanks I’ll wait.

But I like your setup, did you cut the points in by hand?

Thank you!

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. It's bonkers out there, and I found out what the people in power are planning to do in the near and distant future.

As far as the points, yes, I cut each one by hand.

That’s pretty awesome!
I’ve been wanting to build something like that for a while. Seeing yours might be the motivation I need to do so!

Thank you!

Solid plan. This week was the first week I was able to actually eat some of my own homegrown lettuce. It was fresh to say the least. I say go for it.





If I'm able to motivate others, that's enough satisfaction for me to keep my spirit(s) meter leaning toward the joyous side.

[Grumpys93]

So what should I expect in the near future? Did I make a mistake not paying 220 a sqft with no inspection?

[Straight Success]

So what should I expect in the near future? Did I make a mistake not paying 220 a sqft with no inspection?

We'll talk soon. Give me a call whenever you have free time in the evening.

[CyborgGT]

Nice. My parents built three of these this summer in their back yard, over what was a big dog pen when they first moved in... only, for a month later, to decide to take advantage of the housing market, sell the place this fall (its value doubled since they moved in), and retire a couple years early in a much cheaper state, haha. Damn, I need my own property so I can do stuff like this, though.

[Straight Success]

Nice. My parents built three of these this summer in their back yard, over what was a big dog pen when they first moved in... only, for a month later, to decide to take advantage of the housing market, sell the place this fall (its value doubled since they moved in), and retire a couple years early in a much cheaper state, haha. Damn, I need my own property so I can do stuff like this, though.

Same here. I'm in what you can call a Move Out type of situation position, sorta speak (some people will understand). Not as in moving, but as in Move Out, but I'm not Move Out.

[Size9zombie]

I really like the box design you have there, very decorative yet simplistic. Growing your own food has always been, but will be becoming more, important. Do you or have you ever canned?

[Straight Success]

I really like the box design you have there, very decorative yet simplistic. Growing your own food has always been, but will be becoming more, important. Do you or have you ever canned?

Thanks. I try to keep all of my designs simply complex if you understand. It's my background as a desi... never mind.

No, I have never canned, and I currently do not. Maybe one day I will if there is a need.

[Raf99]

Ya, very cool. Recently I was looking how to make a bench for the deck. And great that we have internet now where you can get simple $50 bench project and do it yourself at home.

[SSMAccord]

This is quality work! I appreciate this project, I hope that it produces plentiful harvests.

[Straight Success]

Ya, very cool. Recently I was looking how to make a bench for the deck. And great that we have internet now where you can get simple $50 bench project and do it yourself at home.

Thanks. I still think it's cool when I look out the office window on a daily basis. I wish I could've found a one size fits all project kit. It would've saved me on labor and cost. Then again, it wouldn't have the cool factor associated with it in my opinion. It's always a trade off. People know wood prices have damn near quadrupled since the pandemic. My initial budget was blown out of the water.

This is quality work! I appreciate this project, I hope that it produces plentiful harvests.

Thanks for seeing the quality in it. I try to bring a high level of quality in everything that I do; even with my books, my designs, and my engineering. I'm still working on my books to make them better everyday. As far as this project, it's a real good vibe to see others appreciating this. I have huge fruit, vegggie, and herb/spices plans for this thing. God willing, I'll have something decent to show you all. That's if... well, that's another story. TBC.

[Straight Success]

Now that it's cooling off up here in the NE, we have new action. A bunch of stuff that tried to blossom during our month long heat wave died early on. Now, some of the stuff I planted back in the middle of the summer has recently sprouted. Can those crops beat it before winter hits? We shall see. I'll post pictures.

The really good news is, the Valencia Orange Tree I started growing from a seed, which came out of one of several organic Valencia oranges I bought, is doing very well.

[Fleetw00d]

Did you anchor the whole assembly in the ground somehow? You can extend the growing season by tenting some fabric over it on nights when it is expected to frost. Clear plastic can be used to form a "greenhouse" over it.