Making A Raised Garden Bed With Concrete Blocks

A bed that s at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow.

Making a raised garden bed with concrete blocks.

I built my first raised bed from concrete blocks aka cinder blocks a few years ago though my garden wasn t too successful because our yard had become much shadier. This raised garden looks like it is positioned along the side a building. 12 raised garden beds made with cinder blocks. Small sledge hammer to drive rebar into place.

You can build your own soil. That s why before you start building there are four things to consider. You can mound 6 inches of soil without a frame but a deeper bed needs more support. Just do one layer.

64 standard 8 x 8 x 16 inch concrete blocks or cinder blocks. Keep reading to learn more about raised garden beds made from concrete blocks. There s no tilling required less compaction from stepping on the soil. A concrete block raised bed is cheap and easy to build and a great way to quickly add diy raised garden beds to your yard.

How to build a raised bed garden concrete block thralls edmund l extension faculty urban horticulture. Especially after you ve added soil and plants. Build a concrete block raised bed garden. They re easier to work again less bending over.

Using cinder blocks for garden beds is especially nice because you can so easily pick your height. How to make a cinder block garden. You might be wondering about the blocks since chances are most raised beds you ve seen were made of wood. The advantages to raised bed gardening are many.

Want your plants higher and easier to reach. These instructions describe building a 4 foot by 6 foot by 10 1 2 inch bed with 2 x 4 untreated lumber. Do you want a bed close to the ground. The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground or even patio retaining wall blocks.

The ground outside of the raised garden is covered in small pebbles and the grass is perfectly trimmed. 64 reinforcing steel bars rebar. Concrete blocks often called cinder blocks are a common material used to create a raised bed system. Go for two or three layers.

In most of his cinder block beds he plants a variety of vegetables in the center and onions in the perimeter holes. The center one is two blocks high which makes it stand out as the central area of the garden. They re easier to weed less bending over. He grows enough food to donate a huge amount to his local food bank.

But now that we moved i have a big empty yard that gets lots of sun. The best part is that you can build your raised bed right over the top of the grass. These beds were built by jon hughes on gardenweb. In this post i will show you exactly how to build a raised garden bed with concrete blocks step by step.

The size is up to you.