Agree with pp. crappy wood is fine for flowers. Horrible for veggies you plan to eat.

You can use crappy wood (even pressure treated), but you'll just want to line it before adding the dirt. Just so chemicals aren't leeching into the soil and your veggies/plants.

A few years ago I built my own, using 2x4s and it was great. I made it 12" high (bc, lazy), which worked well for what I was growing. If you want to grow potatoes or something you may need it higher or dig into the ground below to allow space.

A major plus (imo) of these, rather than the new garden box on legs that I got for my porch, is that you can leave things in over the winter. You can grow garlic or perennial items (i had onions that kept coming back). I ripped mine out so we could get more lawn in my small backyard, but I don't like my current box as much as the raised beds I used to have.

Yes, a go with leftovers, why not? I have 6x4x18” and love them. Filled with compost mixed with perlite.

Anonymous wrote:The word on the street is that Vego garden beds are the way to go. I got 6 of them a couple of years ago and they are amazing. And I don’t have to worry about them rotting or falling apart.
https://www.vegogarden.com/collections/classic-metal-raised-garden-beds?srsltid=AfmBOopSpmcNu_gvg0y9x1yPKK1_SKmghN6bLcKJNjgibsDERrxgswRA

OP here; thank you for the responses. Trying to reuse and repurpose existing materials or make relatively low material investment, so the fancy overpriced Vego garden is a non-starter…

The word on the street is that Vego garden beds are the way to go. I got 6 of them a couple of years ago and they are amazing. And I don’t have to worry about them rotting or falling apart.
https://www.vegogarden.com/collections/classic-metal-raised-garden-beds?srsltid=AfmBOopSpmcNu_gvg0y9x1yPKK1_SKmghN6bLcKJNjgibsDERrxgswRA

Doesn’t matter. Height and soil do matter

The word on the street is cedar planks are the way to go; I have some plywood left over from a basement project - no good? Did some scouting at HD the other day, nothing said "cedar" on the label. I could have asked, but just wanted to get the lay of the land before a deep dive. Any thoughts on wood types?

TIA...