How to make a garden bed - easy DIY

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  • Опубліковано 3 сер 2023
  • This is an easy way to make a DIY garden bed. Building garden bed yourself can be done over a weekend and you will save a lot of money by doing it yourself. You can build a garden bed of any shape or size by following the steps in this video. The raised timber garden bed is made of treated pine sleepers and will last for many years to come. You and your family will be able to grow fruit and vegetables and reap the rewards. When selecting the treated pine sleepers, try and buy ACQ (Arsenic Free) treated pine sleepers
    rather than CCA (Copper chrome arsenic). Depending on who you speak to, some will claim that the arsenic may leach into the soil so better safe than sorry. For more DIY and How to videos LIKE COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE.
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  • @Aldebaran-pw9bb
    @Aldebaran-pw9bb 6 місяців тому +3

    How good is it to find an Aussie DIY channel guys! Aussie tools, metric measurements, easy to find gear, easy to understand too!!

  • @AsanteCR
    @AsanteCR 4 місяці тому

    Videos are absolutely brilliant. I went to YT looking on how to remove a broken key in a lock. Now I'm considering making Raised garden beds 😂

  • @Foodie-yj1qe
    @Foodie-yj1qe 11 місяців тому +2

    Congratulations on making the first DIY video that didn't make me feel like I need five extra hands and a degree in engineering. Thank you, Bill 😎

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      Lol you’re welcome 👍

  • @KyleD
    @KyleD 11 місяців тому +4

    Keen for the planting video

  • @keitho77
    @keitho77 11 місяців тому +2

    Great job Bill. Nice that you have so much space to facilitate growing your own food.
    Fair play for pointing out the build error. For any novice DIYer's out there watching the video, it lets them know that no one is infallible and we all make mistakes.

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +1

      Looking forward to making the most of the space. No one is perfect and the best way to learn is from mistakes 👍👍👍

    • @keitho77
      @keitho77 11 місяців тому

      @@billshowto Correct. So long as you don't make the same mistake twice! Keep up the good work!!

  • @jocure3979
    @jocure3979 11 місяців тому +1

    Don't you hate it when you make those silly little mistakes. Annoys you longer than it should but it's how we learn. And a great lesson you've presented us with 👍Great project too! Thanks

  • @ajoycethompson9425
    @ajoycethompson9425 11 місяців тому

    Bill! Thanks for Sharing! Awesome!

  • @jeffbradley8783
    @jeffbradley8783 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice work Bill. Some good building methods there 👍

  • @Johadart
    @Johadart 11 місяців тому +3

    Hi Bill, awesome job mate, and your 100% on the growing your own fruit and veg, I planted lemons seeds, and grew about 38 of them, I kept the first one that sprouted, his name is Bruno, and gave all the rest away to family and friends, that was around 5 years ago, Bruno has produced the biggest, juiciest lemons you’ll ever taste, as big as a grapefruit if not bigger, so this is the next part I’m going to build, as Bruno’s in the ground, the rest I’ll be using this method, thanks again for your great video’s 🤙🏼🇦🇺
    Joe in Australia 🤙🏼🇦🇺

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      Lol, I just planted a variety of fruit trees. Can’t wait 👍

    • @RADAdv346
      @RADAdv346 11 місяців тому

      I agree my parents have lemon trees, and they are huge and juice. Everyone is shocked at tthesize.

  • @SK-iv4ml
    @SK-iv4ml 11 місяців тому +1

    Love your work

  • @MattSmith-lw4qs
    @MattSmith-lw4qs 11 місяців тому

    Let’s do this! Thanks for the inspiration and specs, saved me some brain work. Enjoy your videos Bill, keep it up👍

  • @zacj63
    @zacj63 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video thanks for the advices👍👍👍

  • @RowanClark-gr3cg
    @RowanClark-gr3cg 11 місяців тому

    Nice neat tidy job.😊

  • @jagadeeshaimanda81
    @jagadeeshaimanda81 4 місяці тому

    Very nice work 😮

  • @beena8510
    @beena8510 11 місяців тому

    Thanks 🙏.. I was looking for one

  • @tassie7325
    @tassie7325 11 місяців тому +1

    Great job Bill 👍👍👍
    Just coat the wood with oil. its easy to apply, preserves the wood and looks good.

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      Oil is a good option , just need to make sure it will go with the rest of the landscaping 👍

  • @OneIdeaTooMany
    @OneIdeaTooMany 11 місяців тому

    Sounds like a mistake i would make so I'm glad you showed us how to deal with it and keep moving forward. The beds look great!

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      Lol, worst case I could have replaced the two pieces but it’s not worth it. They will serve their purpose just fine. Thanks👍👍👍👍

  • @JohnB551
    @JohnB551 11 місяців тому

    You can make a cool little putt putt golf set up in your back yard.

  • @richardcooper
    @richardcooper 11 місяців тому

    Thanks Bill, still turned out alright and I won't tell anyone if you don't!

  • @julestrav000
    @julestrav000 9 місяців тому

    Definitely happy to see what you grow. That’s a beast of a raised garden bed - will you irrigate it too? The soaker ones work well

  • @mediderm
    @mediderm 3 місяці тому

    Thanks Bill. Great video.
    Could you do one with cement blocks?

  • @genericrobin6597
    @genericrobin6597 11 місяців тому +1

    They look great. Do raised beds have benefits besides looking pretty? Filling then with soil must be expensive.

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      Less bending so you will save your back👍 . Regarding filling with soil, there are many ways around this if you have a higher garden bed. The base can be filled with timber, logs or branches. You can also create a hollow base with a shelf so that you only have to fill it half way

  • @alexkerridge
    @alexkerridge 11 місяців тому

    Great video Bill, would love some videos on planting fruit and veggies. Quick question your trick connecting the top and bottom sleepers to avoid any bowing or warping, would it also work for connecting planks of wood to be used as an office desk?
    Thanks as always the the insightful and interesting content!!!

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +1

      Hi, you could definitely do that. It may be difficult to do though depending on the thickness of the wood. May be easier to use dowel rods with glue 👍

    • @alexkerridge
      @alexkerridge 11 місяців тому

      Great idea, thanks for the advice @@billshowto!

  • @ipcam1138
    @ipcam1138 11 місяців тому

    Solid 👍 how far apart roughly are the long screws along the long walls? What about screwing some composite decking/screening to the faces for the finish?

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому

      About every 80-100 cm depending on overall length. Sounds good👍👍👍

  • @george.pahali
    @george.pahali 11 місяців тому

    Looking forward to your timber structure for the grape vines. Will you be paving yourself? I'd like to see that too

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +1

      Me too, I have a few areas that will be paved so a paving video will be coming 👍👍👍

    • @george.pahali
      @george.pahali 11 місяців тому

      @@billshowto nice!!

  • @user-te7eq5ui2g
    @user-te7eq5ui2g 6 місяців тому

    Hi thanks for the video . Can you please mention the measurements of boards and screws. It will be easy to buy when we have the measurements. Thanks

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  6 місяців тому

      200x50 timber sleepers. Screws were 80mm coated pine screws and 200mm for the long joining screws

  • @suk4ed
    @suk4ed 11 місяців тому

    awesome video ❤
    but what would happen if roots will go deeper?

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +1

      I am only planting vegetables in these garden beds so that won’t be an issue. Large trees or plants with a large root system shouldn’t be planted in a garden bed 👍

  • @shirleyhenriksen2026
    @shirleyhenriksen2026 11 місяців тому +1

    Love it as usual Bill. How much soil did you use please.

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +2

      About 9 cubic meters, not fun moving that much soil 👍

    • @shirleyhenriksen2026
      @shirleyhenriksen2026 11 місяців тому

      @@billshowto thanks and yes it’s not fun at all.

  • @daunreal69
    @daunreal69 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the DIY
    Dumb question, what soil did you use?
    Thanks for your video :)

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  10 місяців тому

      It’s called Garden mix. You can buy it in bags from hardware/garden stores or in bulk from landscape suppliers depending on where you live👍

  • @Trendhub12
    @Trendhub12 9 місяців тому

    What was the dimension of the sleepers you used. Can you please let me know

  • @James-mv9qx
    @James-mv9qx 11 місяців тому

    This is really cool, but I can't help but see $$$$. I tried to price up something similar and it was nearly $1000 in timber! What did this set you back at bunnings?

    • @billshowto
      @billshowto  11 місяців тому +1

      Garden beds this size is not cheap, cost me about $1500 in total. The amount of fruit and veggies I can go will make it worth it👍

  • @infinikeys
    @infinikeys 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for such a great demonstration & inspiration video. If you don't mind, regarding the mistake you mentioned ua-cam.com/video/q43FEFo3PZ8/v-deo.html, can you please show us some examples of how it's done right on the first garden bed?

  • @MRK281
    @MRK281 11 місяців тому

    Can i have the contact number of sr management pls?

  • @beena8510
    @beena8510 11 місяців тому

    Thanks 🙏.. I was looking for one