How to Build Cheap, DIY Raised Garden Beds In Under 30 Minutes
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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See the new raised beds I use: growepic.co/49... Building a raised bed isn't as hard as it seems. I went on a mission to build the simplest and cheapest raised garden beds possible.
It took me about 15 minutes to build, and cost about $40 to make. Of course, you could save more if you used salvaged materials, but I wanted this to be applicable to people that don't have anything lying around the house.
Learning how to build a raised garden bed doesn't have to be difficult, and you don't have to buy expensive $200 kits or beds from a company if you don't want to...just follow this guide!
Materials:
→ Planter wall blocks (found at Home Depot)
→ 6 cu ft. soil
→ (2) 2' 2x6' boards
→ (2) 6' 2x6' boards
→Twine
→ 1" nails
→ Seeds!
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The video has a Spanish dub by Unilingo.
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I'm 86 years old and this looks like a garden I can make and handle. I have never had a garden before and need all the help I can get. Thanks so much for a first start.
Rosemarie Grant - This is wonderful! My Gpa who’s 87 plants his garden inside Containers. I think he would like this method as well.
Rosemarie Grant What area are you from? I think it’s fantastic that you are going for a Garden!
If some youngsters would put it together for you,it would be very nice!
Never too late to start gardening. I'm 53 and growing some bomb ass CANNABIS!!
@@annmariemichael1928
Go crawl back under your rock...
i know this video is old by I super appreciate the no B.S. style. There's no silly opening, no adverts, no waste of time whatsoever. I tire quickly of the "wasted time" videos with a limited amount of time.
Thank you for that and thank you for the valuable information.
I agree. I just came upon it. He got right to business and no blah blah blah
I made this box garden with my kids today. I got all my supplies including plants 🍓for about $50 at Home Depot. It was my first time doing this and you made it so easy! We had fun. Thanks for keeping this video up! 😁
Glad to hear this!
Awesome! 👏🏽
Please post an update on how well the boards survive the watering/drying summer conditions. Will they stay nicely put in those wall blocks or is it going to be a challenge to keep them in. Looking forward to reading about your positive experience!
Helpful hint: Those planter blocks have a center hole ... That's for driving in rebar or form stakes to keep the blocks from creeping out under the outward pressure of the soil and losing hold on your boards.
How are the plants doing???
Helpful hint: Those planter blocks have a center hole ... That's for driving in rebar or form stakes to keep the blocks from creeping out under the outward pressure of the soil and losing hold on your boards.
Great video 👍 Thanks
Is the spinach gonna pick up the bed and run off?
@@LambeauLeeeper
Haha... Very funny 😄
Thanks for pointing that out. That is the one thing that had me skeptical about this design.
Could save the money and just use nails and hammer, or deck screws would be best. This guy used some gay LEGO method. Build a box
@@smoothhead8804 Bruh, hahah what's ironic is that your username is "Supreme Gentleman" and your comments reflect everything but that. It seems that you missed the point of the video entirely. The purpose was to show the EASIEST way possible, even for an elder o a child to be able to build this thing without as many tools or hazards involved in the process. And although I agree that another acceptable method could be using deck screws to build a box and create the raised bet using only planks of wood nailed or screwed together, your comment about this "LEGO" method being "gay" just shows how you unconsciously project yourself over that matter and fail to accept that sometimes simpler is better... and that nailing things is not what makes a man be so, but RESPECT. So either behave like a Gentleman or change your username to "Supreme Critic".
Thank you for making this quick and easy and not all into hearing yourself talk where it would take a lot of other youtubers an hour to make!
No prob!
I like thevrraied bed
I loved that I can watch it without it being painful I never watch how to because their so slow.
@@epicgardening Great video!!! I'd LOVE to follow your instructions to the "t". Please tell me what I can do since we have moles & voles in the yard. Thx:)
If you’re not willing to put an HOUR into your raised bed, consider another hobby.
THIS IS SUCH A GAME CHANGER! I wasted a lot of time last summer sweating it out in my backyard trying to nail boards together. Cheap and efficient. I literally went out and bought 8 of the wall blocks after watching this video!
Amazing, glad this helped Rebecca!
First I love that you’re barefoot outside.
Second this is something I can do! Starting seems overwhelming but this makes it exactly what I need to see...exactly how easy it is to start.
This is a great idea for raised beds and I think everyone who is able to garden can handle the building of it. But the best part is that is very cost effective, which is also extremely important for people like me already retired and living on a fix income. Thank you! God bless you!
Thank you! Finally, a raised bed I can make that's inexpensive, easy and fast to make. I've been wanting to grow my own food especially now with the pandemic. God bless and I wish you and your loved ones good health. 🙏
Hallelujah!!!! Omg!!! This is the video ive been searching for!!! So glad you had it. Ive searched other platforms and other gardeners resources and YOURS is THEE one that i needed! Perfect to a T...everything i needed to know. Nothing more nothing less. Love it. Thank you!!🙏
Almost my entire 1/2 acre garden is made in beds like this. I love it.
HOLY crap...I can do this! This video was straight to the point with NO fluff...AWESOME! I wish everyone who posts videos could be this concise. 👍👍👍
Thanks for making it so clear and easy to understand. Others would have you believe that a raised bed is some sort of secret art which only the select few can accomplish!
Until I watched this video that is exactly what I thought!!! I was so in my head and getting discouraged. Not anymore!
I made this as my first garden this year! It was SO EASY! I even doubled up the height with two blocks since we have hard red clay soil and I knew the roots wouldn’t be able to penetrate the soil underneath and it’s worked out so wonderful! I’m making more!
OMG!!! Thank you from all of us single girls who are doing this alone. Guess I'm on my way back to Lowe's. You're my hero💞
Jesus.... It's not 1955. I could use a power drill by the age of 12. Being a woman has nothing to do with my your ability to drill into lumber 🙄🙄🙄 stop making us look bad
@@AbbiZika some of us have kids and need help. Some of us moms don't have alot of time. Or cannot carry heavy equipment. Or don't have a truck. Relax.
@@Ranchmoma I think we both know what I meant. If you have a disability, of course you need a helping hand. If you don't have time to use a power tool because you have children, how can you have time to be assembling a garden bed? That is incongruent. I'm completely relaxed. I simply refuse to perpetuate the tired and unhealthy stereotype that women are weak and need men to help them with anything. It's misogynistic and gross. I am not a single woman, but I once was and I'm proud of my independence.
YES YES YES
I saw this video, headed to Lowe's build 3, and today going back to build a 4th one... and who knows how many more as the year goes by!
THANK YOU! You have just saved my life...literally!...I always dreaded the idea of building raised beds because of all the measurements, nailing, corner adjustments to prevent frost heave, etc, etc, etc. I already have an in-ground garden bed, so this method allows me to just place all the materials around it without all those complicated steps! Subscribed!
Omg you’re saving my gardening life!
I just bought those garden stones to do the same thing, except I'm flame treating the wood in addition. Such an easy setup! I'm so new to all this, I didn't realize the store cuts the wood for you too!
Easiest raised bed I've seen so far and practical too!! Thanks!!
First time outdoor gardener here and I was so overwhelmed by doing my first garden box! This is perfect and so useful. I used your exact plans and will be following the square foot method. Wonderful content!😁
I did this one last year and did two levels and grew all kinds of things - very easy to set up. I definitely recommend for the ease of set up (or take down). I grew potatoes, radishes, peppers, and green beans in that garden with potting soil and it worked really well
Hi! Did you use any weed barrier for your raised bed? Thanks! Isha
Thank you! I’m not able to work and I want to provide for my family by gardening. This really helps a lot!
Amazing, I'm disabled in my hands and didn't think I could make a raised bed
Did you make it? I'd really love to see it
cool
Probably the easiest set up I’ve seen for beginners. Will be heading out tomorrow to accomplish this. Wish me luck. 🤞🏽🙂
Even though this is 3 years old I just made this yesterday in my yard and I had a simple modification if it helps. I made it taller and reinforced the corner stones with metal rods to secure the shape but also to add fencing around my garden bed to ward off pests, squirrels specifically, they are relentless, lol.
Yes those "tree rats" are relentless!
My thoughts exactly. How ro modify to prevent the squirrel terrorist from taking over and eating all of my plants.
That's funny. My squirrels were more interested in assisting with planting in my beds. Specifically planting the pecans from a neighbor's tree in them. I didn't know until I was weeding and pulling out all these sprouting pecans. The rascals would watch me pulling them out and bury new ones when I wasn't watching. It was a never ending war!
Podcast Junkie. Can you share what you did?
All you need is a BB gun
Accidentally came across this video and you just save me time and money! So grateful for you.
thank you sooo much for this video! my dad and i have been talking about starting a garden but we had no idea where to begin. this video has got us so excited to start!
SO glad to hear it!
Where do you buy those corners for the beds, i am in the UK x
I am a 64 year old woman with spinal issues, BUT, I can move slowly and steadily. I am giddy to find this! I can surely do this. I am so excited to have a garden and the price of this set up is perfect for me. Thanks dear.
That’s what I was looking for. Thanks for the great idea ❤️
You win! Lol... I have looked everywhere for a simple solution to this and you provided it. Love planter blocks now thanks.
This sounds like what I've been looking for. Thank you for showing how!! So neat and simple too!
pick up Mel Bartholomew's (2nd edition) book at the library or where I got mine was at Goodwill store for $1.99... I use Heat treated Pallet wood now for my square foot gardens...I pay nothing for the wood and just screw it all together with corner supports and make it's depth 6 to 8" depending on the size of the pallet wood--- by the way, the easy way to get this wood is by looking around at shops in your area or on craigslist. I just take my Battery skill saw and cut the wood to size and throw it in the back of my car...makes it easy and inexpensive to say the least... May you have a blessed garden this year.
Thank you for this video. I just built mine today! Those planters wall blocks are perfect for this.
They're so perfect!
Where did u get the blocks from?
Boy!! These garden bed’s really Beauty for oldies like myself it sure is Beautiful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️thankyou young man 🛐
Thanks for this. Been wanting to start one of these and you made it look so easy and affordable. Very inspiring!
Thank you!! The assembly has always been what stopped me from using a raised bed! Definitely going to do this.
This was very helpful I want to do some raised beds I've always just tilled up garden but tiller broke grown son won't fix it he going to get hungry for some nice salad fixins road trip to home depot for this old gal
Your video inspired me to make one! I made a 12” high one and have received so many compliments . I planted lettuces, kale, spinach and bok choy since I live in a cooler climate. Looking forward to watching my veggies grow.
@Grace Huey ... please share how did you make yours higher? What did you use?
Timberleas I used the same materials, only stacked them. Then used rebar stakes in all four corners to stabilize everything.
Hey I’m planning on building a garden at my school and this is absolutely perfect! Thank you so much for the ideas.
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this video!!!! I am getting ready to move into a house, and I was looking into raised garden beds. Your tutorial showed me I can do this!!!!’ Thank you again!
Thank you so much for this video! As a beginner just starting out all of the information feels overwhelming, so this simple video helps give me confidence that I CAN get started 😊
Thank you so much! Now live in an apartment building where I can't dig a garden 😞 but can put in this! I've been wondering & wondering how to figure something out. Can get this done today!! 😊You've made me so happy!
Thank you for this, can you please write the name of the 4 blocks as I need to look for them in the UK
Great stuff
Made this with my daughter today in less than 1/2 an hour. Thank you soooo much!!
Tip - RAISE the raised beds... no invasive roots.. and easier on the back...
How?
@@cruzmarcos51 buy material for 2 beds and stack them...
@@abk50187 thanks! Will do.
Those planter wall blocks are so cool! I never knew they existed. I guess you'd have to buy double the amount to make the raised bed deeper.
Thanks for this amazingly quick, simple, and affordable idea!
Wet the soil before transplanting
This is so helpful! I'm starting my first vegetable garden this year!
Great video- did you put anything over the ground before making the bed to prevent weeds growing from under? If we do this on grass, we probably need to put a cover.
Yeah on grass, lay down cardboard
@@epicgardening awesome advice!!
This is so straight forward. I'm definitely set on completing this project!
Just bought my first house (I'm 25 so super excited) and wanted to start a vegetable garden for a hobby that I can get the kids into as well. It would be especially helpful since I am a full time chef.
Thanks for making the video short and sweet. A lot of people like to add fluff to their content. 10/10 enjoyed it.
Congrats on the house! Happy growing.
Yay me too , perfect timing to start a garden
Congrats and good luck! A helpful hint, those blocks have a hole in the middle that you can drive a rebar through to keep them in place. That way it won't budge if you get a heavy rain. You can get the rebar for cheap at Home Depot.
@Rockford John You ok?
Congrats on buying a house!! We've owned our home for 5 years and it has been a totally wonderful feeling :) It's a huge accomplishment and I'm so happy for you
Love it.
The best quick and easy raised bed ever!
I’m wondering if you can stack another one on top of that , to make it taller? 🤔
Mag Cool! Thank you ☺️
Just glue it up for hight
if you go to Lowes or Home Depot and look up Planter Block, then go to the where the Documents or info/guide are at, the PDF will show you how to make it taller and different configurations you could make with the block.
If you are going higher, you'll want to use Rebar to secure the blocks into the ground. Which is shown as building materials on the various PDF designs.
@Mag I was answering the double stacking question. i.e 2 or more, which the MFG does state in their installation guide on Homedepot.com to use Rebar
if following this video, using only 1 bock per corner, i wouldn't use Rebar.
I did that exact thing last weekend. Doubled up in height because roots were hitting Georgia red clay at single height.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I just canceled my >$400 order for 2 raised plant beds. As a novice gardener, I will try this first. LOVE your channel
Just started a community garden and this looks like the most affordable way to create raised beds for my neighborhood
try puttting a layer of cardboaard on the bottom to keep out the grass.
Thanks for keeping this video up! My dad's retiring soon and looking to get into gardening (zone 5b). I bet he'll appreciate this simple, budget-friendly approach to get started!
It's awesome that you knew Mel, I started gardening in the 90s using his book and watching him on public TV. I wouldn't have gardened otherwise.
I wish i saw this sooner. However, it is never too late; thank you.
Thank you for your short but extremely helpful video.. I going to do my first garden because of you🙏
I cannot believe I recently discovered you and your gardening channel. So tickled. This video was done in 2016!!! Almost 6 years ago. Thanks for all the awesomeness! I'm going to try to find those slotted blocks. Pretty cool trick!
same
Me too
Helping a friend to get a small raised bed for her and her children , this is perfect, thanks.
Nice. I'm building my my moms new garden and this method was right on time. Although I may had some 6 inch 2x4 cleats along the side with a 2×4 screwed to the top of the rails along the sides so it'll give her a lil space to sit while in the garden. Thank you.
Brilliant. This blocks change everything. I'll do somthing like that..
Been growing mmj for years but this year gonna do some jalapenos, lettuce, sweet basil and flowers thanks for easy affordable tips
You forgot the tarp underneath to block the weeds from growing into the bed. 🤷 And what's the point in a raised bed if it isn't RAISED?
Heidi T. You don't really need weed barrier, though cardboard or even newspaper is worth using. It is raised. It's several inches above the base soil. A raised bed doesn't mean it's like waist high.
Weeds grow no matter what unfortunately. I saw a video that said to put screen wire in the bottom to keep pests out from below.
@@evelynrisse246 YES! (I learned the hard way..animals)
It's so great that you got to work with Mel! I'm a fan of you both!
Kevin a million thank yous ,I was gonna bust out my dewalt screwgun and miter saw and go to town,but you saved me so much Time!!
Brilliant dude, thanks for helping me get started.
This is so easy and brilliant.
I'm in San Diego with lots of bunnies in the yard. Will I need chicken wire or something else to keep bunnies from plants?
Yeah if you have a lot of rabbits, you'll definitely want some chicken wire or rabbit fencing around these
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how deep would this garden be?
Thank you for sharing, it’s simple and I’m doing this come spring
Great method!
If you want a cheaper, but a bit more labor intensive method, you can use 6 ft long 5 1/2" wide cedar fence boards. They're usually around $2.50 each.
You sir, are a champion 🪴 🌱👨🌾
Planter blocks? Didn't know they made them-Awsome!
That’s more wood chips than soil. liked everything but soil.
Just use your own soil. Use high quality for your needs. HE likes THAT soil. He clearly said that.
Yeni Alvarado I know what he said I just said it’s More wood chips than soil.
Don't understand why in america it says all natural on the packet? For soil? What the hell do they do to it there
jo jo most of the cheap soil is made from recycled human waste from waste water treatment plants mixed with wood chips so pretty much anything that goes down your toilet ends up in this “soil”. Good brand is “happy frog” cost about 20 bucks for 2 cubic feet can be reused many times over ...... plants love it good garden centers carry it.
Wayne Harrison happy frog you say? What other brands? Fox farms any good?
Even for me, this looks uber easy!!! Thanks!
Hey I want to tell you thanks so very much for your wisdom and knowledge. I'm a very busy, wife, mom, and nurse. You don't know how you're helping with my project!
Holy mole! What an eye opener!! Thank you.
absolutly the best method, i am going to do this today.
thanks you
Love it fast and easy! Thank you!
Absolutely love this idea!!!! Thank you!
Thanks for the instructions, this looks really simple 😊.
woW!!! Thank u so much for making this video. I think this video will promote more raised beds. Had no idea it could be that quick and easy. You are AMAZING!!!
It is simple, here are a few ideas to give a thought to, water your plot first. Put in some fertilizer when planting. Then plant the plant starting, then water the plants again.
Hey there, I’ve been struggling with my garden and looking for a planters but they’re not in my budget. But thanks God your video was in my news feed and I watched that and now going to buy the stuff I need. Thank you so much 😊 for uploading this video it really helped me and so many other people. Really appreciate it 👍🏻
This is bloody brilliant!!!
I like those cement blocks. Those make everything so much easier.
I’m going to tape my string in 12” squares to put my garden tiles in straight in a 7x7 bed. For some reason, I was thinking I needed a chalk line. String is so obvious though. Thanks, man!
This is perfect for me “a beginner” Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!!!
OMG, wow! Yes, this is absolutely PERFECT and exactly what I've been looking for! I've been reluctant to put in raised beds because I don't have a lot of time and there's a chance we'll move and can't take them with. These look SO easy to put together and can be disassembled in a move! Thank you!!!!
LOVE THIS!!! I have been looking for exactly this!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you!!! You're awesome!
Love your channel but this is the best! !! I have built my own raised beds in the past and found it to be quite the chore! Thank you so much for sharing and helping others!
How did I miss this video? Thank you , thank you , thank you so much for posting this video. I really wanted to make a raised bed but didn’t know how or where to start or what I needed. Can’t thank you enough. Hope mine turns out at least half as good as yours :)
Those planter blocks are saving our lives and backs!
I’ve been looking for a Cheap, easy and Movable grow bed thank you so much!
You are a life saver! This is perfect. I wanted a raised bed but it is just hard to make one. You’re a genius! Thank u for this.
I just subscribed to your channel and I want to say thank you for this video.
I live in Oklahoma and it is the hardest place ever to grow anything in the yard, especially for someone moving from the Bay Area... so thank you thank you thank you!
🌱💯👍🏾💯🌱
Just finished my 6x2 bed. Planted some chard, carrots, and whatever else I can find to fill the spots. Great video! Thanks.
This is amazing. How have I never heard of these before? We have a couple of raised beds but I need to redo them and this is so perfectly simple and easy. I only hate that I saw this too late for this spring. We already have plants down, but will definitely set this up for summer planting.