Cedar Raised Garden Bed -- Easy 1-day Build -- Less than $100 

Beautiful Garden Box! Thanks for the clearly laid out instruction! …and all the laughs! Haha

Very handsome planter box. If I may be so bold to offer some advice: I have built six similar boxes ( 4”x4” redwood posts, with 1”x4” cedar sides; all attached to the posts with sliding dovetail joints ). The Achilles heal for my builds were the bottoms, after a couple of years they would blow out, even though I used 2”x2” rails along the bottom of the box on which the bottom slats rested upon. To ameliorate another fix I replaced the 2”x2” rails with 2”x4”s (Fir) and instead of a single layer of slats, I overlapped it with another layer- I, too, used cedar pickets on the bottom. So far, so good- when these boxes are filled with sodden soil they are very heavy! p.s. the reason I went with solid posts was so I could attach casters on the bottom to be able to move them around (tip: buy the small Harbor Freight mover’s dolly’s to get casters; they’re pretty good and cheaper than buying four separate casters of the same quality !)

Very well thought out and really put together so it won’t fall apart. Great job Jimmy😊

awesome job, yet another idea for sales thank you

Good video thanks for sharing enjoyed it

It turned out nice....but the only thing i might do different is put a rail on the inside along the long sides and then sit the bottom boards on top of that and screw them from the top into the rails....seems like it might have more support with all the wright of the dirt

Love the idea and the simple-to-follow instructions. My only concern and if I could be so bold as to suggest is using a cleat system to rest the bottom pieces on instead of screwing them straight into the bottom siding piece. The weight of soil over time may pull the bottom pieces apart. screwing them into a cleat on the inside of the box keeps the weight and pressure of the soil bearing down onto the screws instead of against the screws.

Looks like a great box but I don't have any measurements or amount of wood to buy or the # of cuts to make. Makes it hard to figure out if you're not a handyman. Wish I had a shopping list that was clear so I could make my own.

Nice planter. Do you have a parts list with dimensions? Thanks