New Raised Bed

I added another raised bed, today. I had planned to complete an entire row of beds, but I ran out of 1" screws (and then ran out of washers). Oh well. As you may have observed, my first row of beds is made of 2x6 boards of untreated pine, held together by corner braces and reinforcing braces. This row will be ideal for leafy greens that do not require a deep system of roots (lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and the like). The second row will consist of two 3' by approximately 15' beds constructed using 2x12 boards of untreated pine. Yes, I know I will need to replace the boards in a few years, but the untreated wood will not leak chemicals into the soil. Growing up, we had beds made of bricks and railroad ties. The ties leak creosote. That's bad. The bricks were just too thick. I did not want to waste that much space on the walls. 1.75' is enough, thank you.

The second tier of beds will be ideal for deeply rooted veggies that do not grow particularly tall (root veggies such as beets and turnips, low chili peppers, herbs). I am taking into consideration that some plants I intend to grow - sunflowers, corn, hops, tomatoes, etc. - could potentially block the sunlight of plants planted to the North of them. My southernmost plants will grow close to the ground. My tallest plants will be sown in the northernmost begs. Today's bed is of the middle ground.

Photos to follow.