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Finally got my raised beds level after 3 tries
Spent last Sunday afternoon shimming the frames with scrap cedar shims from the hardware store in Denton. The southwest corner was off by nearly 2 inches, but now everything sits flat and the drip line actually runs evenly. Anyone else spend way too long getting beds perfectly level?
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ellis.mia2mo ago
Honestly, the whole leveling thing reminds me of a buddy who spent an entire Saturday afternoon on his beds, only to have his neighbor point out that the whole setup was actually tilted the wrong way for drainage. He had to redo everything the next weekend, but that neighbor was @the_adam's exact type - he swears by that half inch drop across the length. Ngl, after watching my friend fight with shims and string lines for hours, I get why some people just go with a slight slope from the start. But for me, if I'm gonna put all that work into building the frames, I want them dead flat just so nothing looks wonky when I'm watering. Tbh, the drip line running even is the real win in my book, not the visual.
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the_adam2mo ago
Fair enough but I actually prefer a slight slope in my beds so water doesn't pool up around the roots. Level looks clean but I've had more issues with rot on perfectly flat surfaces. A half inch drop across the length works better for drainage in my experience.
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