Stock tank raised bed garden

Transform a Water Trough into a Planter

This post and its images are from this website: http://theyarden.com (link to the article). Troughs, also known as stock tanks, make a great and attractive alternative to wooden raised beds. They’...

Have you had challenges growing food in the dirt in your yard. If your soil is hard clay or is full of roots or rocks, a raised bed garden could be the solution. Learn to build a raised bed stock tank garden in six steps. #pnwgardener #stocktankgardens #stocktanks #hillbillygarden #oregongardening #growwhatyoueat #creativegardens #gardendesign #raisedbedgardens #landscapedesign

The Behlen Country Galvanized Round End Stock Tanks are ideal for all your livestock watering needs. Built to endure the most severe farm and ranch conditions. Corrosion resistant, heavy zinc coating assures long life. Rigid sidewalls have both ribs and corrugations for maximum strength. Heavy galvanized tank bottoms (20ga.). Heavy, reinforced steel tube rolled into the top lip for added strength and durability. These oblong tanks come in one or two foot depths.

Are galvanized raised beds the right option for your garden? Let's take a look at the pros and cons of galvanized raised beds.

Whether you call it a stock tank, a galvanized metal container, or a cattle trough (being from Texas, I prefer the latter), one thing’s for sure: these metal bins make for perfect and visually interesting raised garden beds. They’re cheap and come in a variety of sizes, so surely you’ll find one for your space. Then, follow these steps to create your own raised bed.

Learn how these gardeners turned a corner of their yard into a great-looking vegetable garden in galvanized raised garden beds.

Fence and metal tubs are farm supplies from a local grange. Fencing is galvanized, it's called welded wire. It comes in either a roll or in straight panels, and it was cut to length with bolt cutters. The tubs are “galvanized stock tanks” -- cattle troughs. JB drilled ¼” holes throughout the bottom of the tubs for drainage and put down filter cloth before filling them with dirt.

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