More raised beds made with cedar pickets

Spring is a busy time in the yard. We decided it would be good to add some more raised beds to our backyard. There was some narrow space along the side of the house, so some narrow beds would work just fine. We decided to use cedar pickets again. Last year, I had posted about cedar picket raised beds here.

Here is what one bed looked like. It is a narrow bed, just about 15 inches wide.

We got twelve pickets, each was eight feet in length. They were each cut into two pieces, a smaller piece was 15 inches long, and the remaining picket was 6 feet and 9 inches long.
Again, we got an eight feet long 2 by 2 cedar cut into 1 foot pieces to use as stakes.

We built three such beds, from 12 pickets. Each bed had an area of about 8 and a half square feet. The depth of each bed is about 10 and a half inches.

Lining them up against the fence, I first put cardboard on the grass. Then I added cow manure compost, before adding gardening soil and mixing it up. Some Perlite was added to the mix. Adding Perlite helps keep the soil loose and well aerated.

I have added an area of about 25 square feet to my gardening space. I will keep you updated about what grows in them!