Watch the full Step-by-step how-to guide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hkur9krif90.html The blocks are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them. 😊🌱
They forgot a step! Fill the bottom half with logs, wood chips, leaves etc. With only the top half with soil and bottom half slowly breaks down into compost. Saves money, increases the biodiversity of microbial life and sequesters more carbon into the soil 👍
This is a great idea for initially starting a quick garden. But after about a year, the plastic lining starts chipping and breaking down into the soil and needs to be picked out. Use a thick layer of cardboard instead of plastic so as it breaks down it won't put toxins into the garden. . The corner bricks also start sinking into the ground over time which causes the boards to loosen and move out of place so they will eventually need to be repositioned. But maybe if you live in an area that doesn't get much rain, it will work out well for you!
I think they might be using pressure treated boards. I get that it’s a strategy to keep the pressure treat from leeching into the bed but yeah I agree long term better would be heat treated and you don’t need the plastic then.
That's what I used to make my raised beds 4 years ago. Those castle block are so easy to throw a bed together at 3.98 at Home Depot. Every year I make more.
life changing way of doing raised beds! If you have ideas on how to edge garden beds, that would be a great post or video. I am setting up drip irrigation today after watching your videos, thank you from vancouver!
You guys are great! I keep agonizing over pressure treat vs non pressure treat wood, and somehow my brain never considered plastic sheeting! Thank you for showing this step!
@@joansmith6844 For longevity of the garden bed. Wood rots, especially when it's constantly being watered, and the chemicals from pressure treated wood will slowly leech into the soil too. Otherwise you have to keep replacing the beds every few years.
@@richelleg225 Thank you for your answer I know he reply to somebody about the plastic and where to get it from and he does NOT use treated wood If someone was making a food garden not sure why they’d wanna poison themselves But you would have to really secure that plastic not just staple it to corners or I would have to go over the edge to save the wood from rotting- not JUST on its side , water still would get in and seep in between the plastic and wood You would have to take the plastic and go over the edges of the wood but I wonder if there’s another material you could use because plastic it’s not highly recommend it either if it’s a food garden.. The plastic will see into the soil and that’s not healthy- I wonder what someone could recommend to use instead of plastic maybe just another strip of wood all the way around and remove and replace it but that’s expensive
@@joansmith6844it's copper, not poison. The formulation was changed in 2004 and it's completely benign now. Copper is an essential dietary mineral. I think a lot of people are confused because pre-2004 PT lumber formulations were definitely harmful, and some treated pallets are still harmful (methyl bromide). I don't use glyphosate or insecticides on my lawn but have no concerns about using PT lumber for my garden beds.
That plastic will degrade and be an absolute nightmare. Using plastic liner is just adding mircoplastics to the soil. Believe me, after you have to pick it all out a minute piece at a time, youd prefer to replace the wood. The plastic will not last. @richelleg225
I wish to build raised beds but I have 200m2 garden and this amount of wood to buy is too much for my budget. I did mounded raised beds instead, unframed. I have quack grass infestation so I rototilled a lot of wood chips, grass clippings and compost into my clay soil. I added minerals and then covered whole area with woven cloth to block the light. I made small mounds 1.2x13m or 4x42 ft.
Quack grass is rhizomatic right? Rototilling would only multiply the problem if so. (we don't have quack grass so I'm not super familiar but I recall Charles Dowding addressing quack grass).
Since you are polying the inside of the boards, would you be able to use treated boards instead? That way they are weather resistant on the outside as well?
Pressure treated has been fine for gardening since 2004, when the formulation changed. You will get some copper leeching into your food but copper is a necessary dietary mineral. Some people supplement copper for health, especially if they have a zinc deficiency.
Be careful when doing this on a slight slope! This can cause the downhill wall to slowly tilt downhill. To avoid this, build arches out of 2×4 planks every 8 ft or so. This will also allow for an easy way to build a string trellis.
They are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them.
They are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them.
They are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them.
I used 8ft 2x6 lumber, with the short sides cut to 4ft. Watch the full step-by-step how-to guide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hkur9krif90.html
Yes, moisture will get into the wood regardless, but much more on the side that is in constant contact with the soil. The plastic helps to keep that moisture out of the wood, but it does deteriorate quickly, so it only lasts a season or two. You could definitely leave it out. I've just found for the small extra cost and a few minutes work, it's worth it to possibly extend the life of the wood by a couple years.
They are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them.
Yes, they are called "Planter Wall Blocks". You can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's (and probably other home improvement stores) Some stores don't stock them, but you can try special ordering them.
This 67yo woman did this. Just have the Home Depot folks pull the blocks for you, cart them to checkout and load for you so you can save your energy for unloading and set-up at home. Take your time and you can do it 🙂. I'm adding another level to my 12-4'x6' beds right now and will have soil with worm castings delivered and dropped on a large tarp to move at my leisure. All with the help of Tylenol and Ibuprofen, of course 😂
We call that kind of plastic sheeting visqueen where I'm from... Do you put any drainage holes in the bottom? 👋👩🏼🦳 Edit... I just watched the long version and found out that you didn't cover the bottom, so question answered. But I do have another question, if you're making an organic bed, what type of wood should be used? Wouldn't pressure treated wood have chemicals that we wouldn't want in our food?
@@seamikki6510 you are correct, pressure treated wood would have chemicals. I just used 2x6 studs, non-treated. This means the wood will deteriorate more quickly, but no chemicals.
@@InTheGarden Love your style, I can't watch the YouTubie/over the top videos. I was looking for beginner drip&soak line info, so now I'm binging your channel, THX! 💌 Your new sub, 👩🏼🦳✌️
CDN $40 for a 12' p/t board, CDN $8 for a planter block, this simple looking garden bed project can cost upwards of CDN $300 easily. Inflationary times for a hobby, eh?
Why the plastic? That's a waste to me. All your doing is preventing worms from getting in your bed , which are very beneficial. The plastic is just going to rot away anyways. Other than that it's an awesome bed guys 💪🏻
We only put it on the sides, to keep some of the moisture from the soil from being in constant contact with the wood, not on the bottom. But you are right, it does break apart quickly anyways, so next time I would probably skip it. Thanks for watching 😊 🌱
@@InTheGarden heck yeah that's actually a good idea. That's how the no till pots are now. Fabric pots with a layer of plastic on the inside but not all the way down so there's drainage.
This garden bed is about 100 sq ft and total cost including soil was about $600. You could probably build a 4x8ft bed using this method for around $200
I just built 3x6x1.5 garden beds for about $20/each. On a few I built bird/deer cages which added another $20. Built using PT fence pickets and PT 2x4s for structure, with stakes to prevent deformation on a hill.
It's 18in above ground level, filled to about 15in. The soil where I live is tough to grow in so this provides a good amount of good soil for my plants to grow 😊🌱