Building Concrete Block Raised Garden Beds

The advantages to raised bed gardening are many.

Building concrete block raised garden beds.

You can arrange the blocks in a geometric pattern for example. How to build a raised bed garden concrete block thralls edmund l extension faculty urban horticulture. Gloves to protect your hands. They re easier to weed less bending over.

Lay out your concrete block raised bed design. Small sledge hammer to drive rebar into place. Unlike a standard rectangular bed you can build it up to save on space. 64 standard 8 x 8 x 16 inch concrete blocks or cinder blocks.

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. H x 2 in. This area is perfect for greeting guests and this area would be perfect for small colorful flowers that catch your eye. Landecor ledge stone 24 in.

For the walkways cover the. Get the cardboard sopping soaking wet. W x 8 in. One of the great things about using cinder blocks is that you can easily make your planting beds as high as you want.

This line will act as a. Ensure the blocks are straight and square. How to build a raised bed with concrete blocks 1. 64 reinforcing steel bars rebar.

We plan to eventually add a second row of cinder blocks to match the center raised garden bed. I called these cinder blocks but they are actually concrete blocks. Lay out your blocks in the bed size of your choice. Steps for building concrete block raised beds step 1.

D tan gray concrete raised garden bed planter box stones 4 pack. The first thing to do is to lay out your design so that you. They re easier to work again less bending over. Build a concrete block raised bed garden.

There s no tilling required less compaction from stepping on the soil. Then mark the line using the marking paint. This raised garden looks like it is positioned along the side a building. These stunning raised beds seen at the 2004 san diego national convention garden tour are built with a combination of cinder blocks and pressure treated logs.

You can build your own soil. If your bed is in the middle of your lawn like mine we need some sort of grass removal system.