Are you planning on building raised bed garden boxes? Have you wondered which raised bed is best for you? There are all sorts of options; you could go with pre-made metal planters or brick or stone planters. You could even buy some plastic or PVC garden planters or you could go with the classic wooden raised bed planters. In this video I discuss all of those options to help you understand which kind of material is besed for your raised garden beds.
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This is the identical design I have planned for my back garden space, and seeing you put this together is so encouraging! I can do this!!!!
If you can afford it, stone all the way.
PVC Poly vinyl chloride is deff soemthing i would not use when exposed to heat / sunlight it will give off a poisonous gass that outright kills plants. Its an vorever chemical that does not stop fuming i have seen whole cropses die off because of it just e few square meters of that stuff . Dont use it in your home either trust me .
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I appreciate your presentation style. You get to the point and don’t ramble. ❤ Great job!
Sorry Dave, you're a dope for not distinguishing the most obvious fail and that is telling people NOT TO USE pressure treated (green tinted, often) lumber which is treated with copper salts or worse. Who wants to eat produce from vegetables containing harmful heavy metals. This is the first time I have ever commented on a YouTube video.
Rammed earth planters are probably the best – free, safe, maintain moisture and durable
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Very informative video. Thank you
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Great video Dave. Really enjoying your other YouTube channel "popcorn planet" as well
I’m beginning to think it might be worth trying to make cob planters. They’d be totally natural and easy to repair. Just give them a good coating of raw linseed oil and they should be good to go.
I prefer an asbestos infused fiberglass board for all of my raised garden beds! I’m a grower for a new company called Soilent Green!
Is it healthy to use construction hollow bricks?
Glad I watched this. I was thinking about making a couple of beds out of cider blocks in the spring. Looks like I am just going to source some redwood and build them.
What about tires
Do not do this. They are hard to weed. Hard to maintain. Use more water. And a waste of the surrounding land. Just an all round pain in the ass. Do this: Haul in some good sandy loam soil. About 3 or 4 inches higher than the existing ground. You will have a much bigger garden that is much easier to access with hand tools and or power garden equipment.
Thank you for this video. I always appreciate it when people take time to do something like this.
We have a roofing material company that’s close to us. It’s called Baker Metal here in Northwest Florida and they paint both sides of the roofing material which is a good thing for raised beds because it holds the aluminum/zinc chemicals in and make them safer raised beds. It’s a whole lot cheaper to build a frame and put that Sheeting on for raised bed then it is to buy one of these fancy kits. my neighbor built her raised beds using that process six years ago and they are holding up very well. They used pressure-treated 4 x 4 for the corner posts and pressure-treated two by fours for the framing..
What about bricks?
Most gardeners are missing the boat. Consider using discarded upright Freezers or refrigerators for a raised bed. They are just the right size for weeding and harvesting at waist height, making them ideal for wheelchair access or seniors, or those with back problems. One or a dozen, it 's up to you. It took me two weeks on Craigslist to get an even dozen boxes, and that was being picky. No stainless steel, or black refrigerators, no side-by-sides, only white boxes. They come insulated, and the type of soil they have is up to you. No more gophers, moles, rabbits, either! Just remove and discard the doors and shelves, fill and plant. Water with a garden hose, or plumb them with an irrigation system from below. Ideal for an apartment with a small patio, or a big yard. No more bending to weed! Best of all, they're free, and you keep them out of the landfill! Details to your questions if you like
What about fastening materials for the posts. Is it okay to use galvanized bolts? Also, I have a bunch of aluminum square poles (both square and round). Would that be good for posts?
With plastic especially buckets, unless food grade avoid! I am building frame box with chicken wire bottom to hold grow bags with top frame for insect fabric and a PVC sprinkler system to allow spot and drip irrigation like used in Israel as I m in a desert area with soil that could kill a plastic plant.
Great info thank you 🙏
In your introduction you made a statement that included a truth and a lie. Essentially you said raised beds warm quicker in the spring leading to a longer growing season. It is true they warm quicker. But the claim that this leads to a longer growing season is untrue. The same variable which allows quicker warming in spring also allows quicker cooling in fall. Net increase in growing season length is zero. That same variable ALSO allows for greater temperature variation throughout the growing season, which makes possible spikes in root zone temperature possible. Roots are HIGHLY susceptible to high temperatures, so that should be monitored in midsummer.
Can I set in a rise bed over a tree root? Should I lay garden plastic on top of it before I set in a raised bed?
What about cedar is it a good wood
I want to start gardening but my backyard is full of cement and I have no grass. What do you suggest??
Four free half IBC liners set in panelled surrounds made from free pallet wood. Filled with good old farmyard muck and soil does the job.
Thanx!
hemlock is terrible…it's one of the fastest rotting woods there is
Can you use treated lumber?
I use old fridges, drill drainage holes, attach siding, or fence boards and paint. Better then the dump. Stinking LG!
How long would treated pine lumber last?
Every aspect nicely done. Thanks. Regards from Baltimore.
Do we have termites issue ?? If we use wooden beds
The title question was never answered, but it's why people clicked on the video. I'll answer it. The best option is Vego corrugated metal beds.
Pines and doug fir and hemlock: I built an untreated hemlock 12'x16'x22" and a treated 12'x10'x22" bed and used food grade canning wax to safely seal the wood from the elements…both inside (soil contact) and outside of the planter.
*I would lay the boards flat in the summer heat. I placed canning wax chunks onthe boards and let the sun soften the wax for about 15 mins to 30 mins. With rhe soft wax i would (in circular motions) wax on wax on or rhink waxing a surf board. Let the board sit out for 2 to 3 hours and let the board take in the wax. Flip it and repeat… All 6 sides. This will take a few days to complete.
Im redoing my beds and have broken aparts the boards. The hemlock bed boards i didn't treat are understandably pitting and rotting on the surfaces that contacted the soil. The boards i treated with Food safe canning wax are not perfect, but i estimate i could get another 2 to 3 years out of them. Ive had these beds for 7 years. So in theory if you treat the bed boards with canning wax you could get about 8 to 10 years out of them.
I have a nice size garden but I pick up those heavy duty watermelon boxes made from heavy cardboard for potatoes mostly. I get them for free at my local Walmart and at around 4 foot square and 4 foot high I can plant a dozen or more seed potatoes in each box and simply add more soil as they grow. I have picked close to 50 pounds of potatoes from one box and they usually fall apart at . the end of season and unlike potatoes in the garden you don't miss any potatoes. I'm a new Subscriber and thanks.