Raised bed garden for vegetables in 25 minutes
How I built my first raised bed, for a vegetable garden, in 25 minutes using cinderblocks.
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How I built my first raised bed, for a vegetable garden, in 25 minutes using cinderblocks.
a level is always handy good job
XTheSonofTheSunX
March 30, 2014 at 4:03 pm
That last brick was a bitch, wasn’t it? LOL. Good job though.
alan30189
March 30, 2014 at 4:30 pm
@alan30189 As far as not being a stable base, This is not a wall, it is one
layer of 35 lb concrete blocks, they’re not going anywhere, they’re meant
to hold back 8 ” of garden soil. They’ll last much longer than wood.
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 4:51 pm
No you didn’t : )
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 5:50 pm
If you work as fast as this guy you can do it in 6:30 minutes
normssweater82
March 30, 2014 at 6:37 pm
@Independent488 You’re welcome : )
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 6:44 pm
I didn’t read all of the comments, so apologies if this was mentioned…
but I just realized that you could add additional varmin’ protection to
this by filling the cinder block holes with black dirt and planting
marigold seeds in there to keep the wabbits away… so there’s an
additional benefit to not spending money on cedar!
Todd L
March 30, 2014 at 7:12 pm
um. sir you are lifting wrong. The proper way is to keep your back
straight, legs have to be apart and bend your knees. The bending will kill
your back.
Yi Rong Wang
March 30, 2014 at 7:40 pm
thanks DiMoose. I didnt think of this with cinderblocks. Mine are wood with
chicken wire on the bottom. I love raised beds.
conservativetothecor
March 30, 2014 at 8:32 pm
That’s a great point Thunder, thank you for the suggestion.
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 9:21 pm
Thanks Rick, Your point about using the holes is a good one. Nice for
marigolds or herb borders. If you look on my channel there is a vid showing
the progress I made in 2011 in expanding my garden.
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 9:41 pm
@DiMOOSE1 I think you did a great job, keep it up.
Oldone11
March 30, 2014 at 10:11 pm
Man I got so sore n tired watching this.
VerticallyUp
March 30, 2014 at 11:08 pm
I was at home, I did it, it didn’t hurt, I lived to eat the produce and to
tell the tale.
DiMOOSE1
March 30, 2014 at 11:57 pm
Attagirl!!
DiMOOSE1
March 31, 2014 at 12:18 am
I did my raised beds with blocks too, but just lay them down in the land,
put several layers of newspaper inside so weed cant grow back and fill it
with organic growing soil, 2 years later so far so good only need to add
some compost between plantings.
judyki
March 31, 2014 at 1:02 am
Not being overly critical because I like the idea of using concrete blocks
to build a raised bed, but since you set these 3-4 inches deep in the
ground, they were only raised about 4 inches…not hardly raised enough to
be effective for the intended purpose of raising them to begin with. If you
set another course of block on top of these, it would be a different story
all together. Again, I think it’s a great idea using the block. I would do
at least one more course higher, though. Thumbs up!
scooterblue002
March 31, 2014 at 1:13 am
That’s what we did..& some other pretty flowers too!
fruitfanatic33
March 31, 2014 at 1:42 am
That’s too much like real work and it’s not really high enough for me.but
hey if that suits your purpose it is just right.good job.
Allen Stinnett
March 31, 2014 at 1:55 am
@XaViEr3520 Indeed Xavier, thank you for your comment
DiMOOSE1
March 31, 2014 at 2:51 am
very nice, thanks for sharing
Bestoor Behizadeh
March 31, 2014 at 2:59 am
@alan30189 Good question. None of that area was tilled, it was severely
compacted. At the time, it had recently been cleared of shrubs, a couple of
trees, and undergrowth. The soil was compacted clay with only about one
inch of top soil. I chose to dig trenches into the clay, as shown in the
video. I improved the soil with homemade mulch. Time was the cost.
DiMOOSE1
March 31, 2014 at 3:12 am
what is your response to those people who say cinder blocks leach toxins
into the soil? i read a pdf that was created by a former concrete plant
worker who attested to that fact. i wanted to use cinder blocks until then.
tc3fngrs1
March 31, 2014 at 3:40 am
Nice job! I fill the blocks and planted flowers:)
kongc6309
March 31, 2014 at 3:45 am
@alan30189 indeed : )
DiMOOSE1
March 31, 2014 at 4:30 am