Easy & Affordable Backyard Raised Beds
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Do you have any links to help me research and understand what you are
refering to in regards to PT wood now vs. prior to 2009?
Thank you for the great videos.
CinemaSasquatch
July 2, 2014 at 3:42 am
Idea on your construction to help improve its longevity… If you do this
again, wrap the inside of the bed walls (ONLY) with a heavy plastic layer.
This will act as a moisture barrier to help prevent future rot from the PT
wood. Though the wood is pressure treated (PT) that doesn’t mean it wont
rot, being in contact with wet soil will reduce its life span. I would
have also used a landscaping fabric to separate the new soil mix from the
original ground to reduce the chance that the grass below may try and
reseed itself on the surface.
QuestForTheOpenRoad
July 2, 2014 at 3:57 am
I’m too poor for this :/
Maria M
July 2, 2014 at 4:17 am
@uhavemooface Earth worms are natural composters and aerators for soil.
They help maintain soil quality by eating dead leaf matter and turning it
into something the plants can use as nutrients via worm droppings (also
known as worm castings).
Vermin E
July 2, 2014 at 4:23 am
wont 3/4in eventually buckle out with the weight of the sand pushing out on
it ?
oblorg
July 2, 2014 at 4:57 am
I would of experimented and tried one garden bed with compost/topsoil and
the other using the no dig garden technique and use layers of greens and
browns. Be interesting to see the difference, especially over 3 years as
the layered one should start to outperform.
Cameron Jenkins
July 2, 2014 at 5:13 am
Easy yes, cheap at $200? Maybe cheap for you but for the majority $200 is
not cheap.
Steve Dobson
July 2, 2014 at 5:15 am
Thanks for posting. I would suggest if possible to always use cedar wood
for the exterior. All wood eventually breaks down. Cedar is naturally more
resistant to rotting and will last longer. It may be a tad more pricey but
worth it in the longevity of the bed.
BenJamn Campbell
July 2, 2014 at 5:27 am
Do you have to remove the grass below the cardboard?
Ward Fisk
July 2, 2014 at 5:58 am
Nice beds
Rick Blanekenship
July 2, 2014 at 6:49 am
Arsenic treated PT was banned in 2003. Looks good. Thanks for sharing.
Newman Fertig
July 2, 2014 at 7:26 am
Great vid brotha…$200 money well spent.
Christian Masterson
July 2, 2014 at 7:50 am
everything rot.don’t be fool.
HmongGuitarPlayer
July 2, 2014 at 8:37 am
Mine are made of cedar but I’ve lined the sides with pond liner. not to
stop wood rot but to keep the soil evenly moist. I was having trouble with
my edges drying out while the center was still wet. I took all the soil out
and amended it with perlite, vermiculite, coir and compost I thought that
this would improve the capillary properties of my soil But I also lined the
inside walls with pond liner I’m not sure which helped more but my soil is
consistently moist now.
Chris Richardson
July 2, 2014 at 8:58 am
looks great. I’m going with raised beds next year. A friend of mine tried
them. Using less than half the space I had for my garden he was able to
grow double what I grew
Joshua Werner
July 2, 2014 at 9:33 am
well how did you make them?? you only talk a bout what you did after wards
and showed off your good work ,but nothing about how you did it
Crystal Dean
July 2, 2014 at 10:22 am
Did you preserve your woods before setting up your raised bed garden?
You’ve got a very healthy soils. Anyway, sharing some ideas are useful
enough for those who are planning to build their own raised bed garden. I
will be looking forward for your best output!
Garden Sheds Devon
July 2, 2014 at 11:17 am
It will take five years or more to pay for the beds !! By then they will
be rotten and need replaced !!
Larry Ogden
July 2, 2014 at 11:56 am
Thanks for the mention of earthworms. I put my raised bed frame together
yesterday, no soil yet, and I did not think of adding worms….. now I
definitely will. Even though this type of structure is a basic build it is
always good to look at the slightly different techniques and nuances each
builder uses. Hardware “cloth”(wire mesh) applied to the bottom of the
frame is a great idea for mole and gopher control. Your cardboard (free)
or landscape fabric(not free) is also good for weed/grass control. I am
going to use the cardboard because I like the “free” aspect of that so
thanks again for that one.
Henry Tripp
July 2, 2014 at 12:13 pm
I would not use pressure treated wood for a vegetable garden! Use
untreated cedar. they will last, and you won’t have contaminated vegies—
Michael Hyde
July 2, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Nice job!
My two cents:I would not use ANY pressure treated lumber for veggies. Even
if you just used cheap doug fir construction lumber untreated it would last
for 4 years or so and could be cheaply replaced.
I make my boxes out of 1X6 cedar or redwood fencing from HD and it is dirt
cheap and no chemicals.
You can also rub PURE linseed or tongue oil as a preservative.
RJ Hoover
July 2, 2014 at 1:17 pm
looks amazing!
Adrian Oquendo
July 2, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Did you sink the 4X4’s into the ground or is it just sitting on the ground?
Joseph McNulty
July 2, 2014 at 1:51 pm
use use the extruded. plastic wood shaving boards?
Nathan Dean
July 2, 2014 at 2:18 pm
nice
el bucky
July 2, 2014 at 2:57 pm