Gardening tips on creating strong raised bed boxes with landscape timbers, rebar, and corner brackets. Your amateur, urban gardener videos husband Sonny work…
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13 Responses to Gardening Tips Raised Bed Boxes Strong.mpg
Thanks for the concern. We live in Houston. All is well. Hurricane season starts this week. Time to thin the trees so wind can blow through without knocking them over. -Peace, Mo
Depends on what’s beneath it. Be careful of underground cables, sprinkler system pipes, gas lines, electric cables, etc. Ours are 6″-9″. We have a map of all the lines running through our yard. As things were put in, my husband kept a record (blueprint). -Peace, Mo
Hi Dominic:
What/whose 1st rule of thumb? My husband is an engineer. When he puts something together, it doesn’t come apart easily. They are holding together quite well. But, thanks for your concern. -Peace, Mo
You didn’t stagger your posts? Would be a hell of a lot stronger and look better. I can’t believe after all the beds you’ve made you didn’t do the first rule of thumb. Tsk tsk.
The metal bars go into the ground enough to keep the box from moving. The metal rebar can be purchashed different lengths at Home Depot. Also a bracket of metal or something needs to be put on top corners to hold sides together. Hope that answers your question. -Peace- Paz, Mo
Question, when u put the metal bars to hold all the wood, I understand that they r there to hold the other wood that goes on top but the initial is it holding to the ground or to the first wood?
Thanks for the concern. We live in Houston. All is well. Hurricane season starts this week. Time to thin the trees so wind can blow through without knocking them over. -Peace, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 4:29 am
Depends on what’s beneath it. Be careful of underground cables, sprinkler system pipes, gas lines, electric cables, etc. Ours are 6″-9″. We have a map of all the lines running through our yard. As things were put in, my husband kept a record (blueprint). -Peace, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 4:37 am
Hope your all well after the tornadoes I’ve read about. Wonderful video, thank you very much.
hijohnhello
July 23, 2013 at 4:41 am
Nice, I am thinking of doing a raised water garden using this method. How far does the rebar go into the ground?
wonderboy2402
July 23, 2013 at 4:57 am
Glad to have been of service. All the best to you. -Peace, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 5:04 am
i love the rebar idea. we just built a sandbox using your technique. thanks for the how-to video. very clear and very informative
amaturevideomom
July 23, 2013 at 5:31 am
Hi Dominic:
What/whose 1st rule of thumb? My husband is an engineer. When he puts something together, it doesn’t come apart easily. They are holding together quite well. But, thanks for your concern. -Peace, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 5:38 am
You didn’t stagger your posts? Would be a hell of a lot stronger and look better. I can’t believe after all the beds you’ve made you didn’t do the first rule of thumb. Tsk tsk.
Dominic Merlo
July 23, 2013 at 6:02 am
It is called treated landscape timber. -Peace, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 6:16 am
Beefy!! That ain’t going anywhere. What’s that wood called? Not the type, but the cut.
freddiemercurious
July 23, 2013 at 7:12 am
The metal bars go into the ground enough to keep the box from moving. The metal rebar can be purchashed different lengths at Home Depot. Also a bracket of metal or something needs to be put on top corners to hold sides together. Hope that answers your question. -Peace- Paz, Mo
MoShowAndTell
July 23, 2013 at 7:33 am
Question, when u put the metal bars to hold all the wood, I understand that they r there to hold the other wood that goes on top but the initial is it holding to the ground or to the first wood?
Helber Peña
July 23, 2013 at 8:12 am
great job!
Rheygand
July 23, 2013 at 8:22 am