Beginner-friendly, hands-on class for South Florida gardeners (Zones 9-11).
Build a real raised bed start to finish. No tools, no experience needed. Just show up and build.
Florida Raised Bed Building • Zone 10b Gardening • Hands-On Workshop
🌱 Build Your Own Raised Bed Garden!
This hands-on workshop shows you exactly how to:
Build a raised bed using a simple slide-and-stack system, no tools required
Mix the right soil for Florida's heat and rain
Understand why bed depth matters more than most gardeners think
See a subirrigated "wicking" bed built live, the low-water way to garden here
🌱 Limited seats available. Early registration recommended.
✔ Slide and stack your own raised bed frame, tier by tier
✔ Fill your bed with the right Zones 9-11 soil mix
✔ Add mulch and hook up irrigation
✔ Watch a wicking bed reservoir built step-by-step
✔ Why bed depth matters for healthy roots
✔ The right soil mix for Florida's wet summers and dry winters
✔ How subirrigated beds cut your watering way down
✔ What goes into a shared teaching garden that keeps producing all season
Hands-on. You build a real bed, not just watch someone else build one
Zone 10b specific. Built for Florida heat, rain, and pests
No tools, no experience, no problem. The slide-and-stack system is beginner-proof
Anyone who wants a raised bed, but has never built one
Beginners nervous about tools or construction
Gardeners curious about subirrigated "wicking" beds
Florida transplants used to a different growing zones
Class:Â Florida Raised Bed Build Day
Time: 7:00-8:45 AM specific Saturdays (see above)
Location: GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary
4160 Old Burnt Store Rd N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
Format: Hands-on, outdoor build
Price: $47 per person
Spots: Limited to 20 people (6 beds)
Good to know:Â
Beds built on Build Day stay right here as part of our shared teaching garden. Produce harvested is shared among Grow With Me participants.Â
Light rain, we proceed. Lightning, we reschedule you at no cost. Named storm watch, full refund or credit, your choice.