Cement Block Raised Garden Bed

Build a concrete block raised bed garden.

Cement block raised garden bed.

We plan to eventually add a second row of cinder blocks to match the center raised garden bed. After doing some research farfaglia s short answer was. The advantages to raised bed gardening are many. You can mound 6 inches of soil without a frame but a deeper bed needs more support.

Like rock brick garden beds will stand for many generations of gardens once built. W x 8 in. H x 2 in. They re easier to work again less bending over.

I have seen warnings on the internet that cinder blocks or concrete blocks used in a garden might leach harmful chemicals into the soil and ultimately into your food plants. I doubt whether there is any issue to worry about. These beds were built by jon hughes on gardenweb. 12 raised garden beds made with cinder blocks.

The best part is that you can build your raised bed right over the top of the grass. He grows enough food to donate a huge amount to his local food bank. In this article we will explore 15 different ways that you can use a cinderblock. 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.

Cinder blocks are a common item that you see but they often do not have much use other than creating a wall. Cinder blocks in raised vegetable bed. You can create walls planting pots and other highlights in your garden by reinventing the usefulness of a cinder block. Raised garden beds flower garden brick vegetable fences.

Planter wall block white raised garden beds 15 20 in. They re easier to weed less bending over. There s no tilling required less compaction from stepping on the soil. Concrete blocks pressure treated landscape timbers composite lumber stone and naturally rot resistant lumber such as redwood or cedar are all.

You can build your own soil. In most of his cinder block beds he plants a variety of vegetables in the center and onions in the perimeter holes. Landecor ledge stone 24 in. D tan gray concrete raised garden bed planter box stones 4 pack 63 model 19851.

Well have you ever considered using cinderblocks as accent pieces in your garden. I called these cinder blocks but they are actually concrete blocks. A cheaper alternative is cement block which has also grown in popularity thanks to youtube. The long sides of the garden bed have eight cinder blocks and the ends have three for a total of 22 cinder blocks per raised bed.