DIY Raised Garden Bed for Beginners Using Planter Blocks (No Nails)

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This is how I built my c-shaped raised vegetable garden bed using untreated cedar wood planks and planter bricks that I got from Home Depot. I wanted my garden bed to be c-shaped just because I think it's cuter than a rectangular bed and there's a small area for me to walk into and sit down. It has 2 layers so plants have at most 12" of soil to grow in and holds approximately 45 cubic feet of soil.
For a beginner gardener, this was a very easy to setup garden bed and I didn't need to use any hammer or nails at all thanks to the planter blocks. It was also fun to easily design the shape of the bed frame and slide the wood planks into place without any hassle. I'm not sure if the weed barrier will affect water drainage in my area, but the reason I used it was because my lawn has a lot of those white grubs living in the ground and tons of tree roots that have been known to sprout into trees in my backyard. Tag me @qdcrafts or email me qdcrafts@yahoo.com, so I can see your lovely garden beds!
DIY 3-Layer Planter Block Raised Garden Bed UPDATE:
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Supplies I used to build the frame (Canadian):
16 Planter Blocks: www.homedepot.ca/product/oldc...
Untreated Cedar Plank Dimensions:
Two 2"x6"x12'
Eight 2"x6"x3' (two 2"x6"x12' planks that were each cut into four pieces)
Six 2"x6"x5' (three 2"x6"x10' planks that were each cut in half)
www.homedepot.ca/product/porc...
www.homedepot.ca/product/porc...
A worker at Home Depot can help cut the planks to the exact measurements you need, I just asked someone by the lumber section and was very thankful since there would've been no other way for me to cut them :D
0:00 The Plan
0:36 The Materials
1:28 Preparing the ground
2:46 The Assembly
4:23 Adding the soil
5:56 Growing the veggies!
(c) Victoria T. 2021
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@QDCrafts Жыл бұрын

UPDATE! Here's how the raised bed has been doing over the years: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7CgkstyrbHbnZ8.html&ab_channel=QDCrafts Thanks so much for watching and happy gardening!

@Gee-xx3oi Ай бұрын

Those rocks around the planters should have a barrier under or they will just sink and mix in soil over time, good job otherwise!

@uniquelykmee9688 3 ай бұрын

Finally someone with a realistic yard ❤

@rachelstauter Жыл бұрын

I have seen some people fill raised beds with old mulch (or stick/wood), leaves, and grass to fill most of the space to save money, seems like a cost effective solution. Thanks for the amazing video!

@karinavlog9703 Жыл бұрын

So do the bottom with old leaves and soil on the top?

@rachelstauter Жыл бұрын

@@karinavlog9703 yes! I filled mine with large sticks, leaves, old mulch from my flower beds, grass clippings, and other compostable stuff. Then put soil over top and rake it flat. You’ll have to put more soil the next year as the bottom layers decay but it’s a cheaper way to get started!

@LaBelle22 Ай бұрын

Was going to say the same thing. Save more $ that way

@heaven6535 Жыл бұрын

Remember since you have weed cover at the bottom, don't over water,it may be dried out on the top and still wet at the bottom, stick a dry stick down to see were the water level is peace 😊

@jackl8133 9 ай бұрын

This is by far the most helpful and economical raised garden beds online! Well done, my Asian sista 😊 my mom will be really happy when I have ours done!

@kennyjohnson4411 Жыл бұрын

Your garden inspired me to do one just like yours. I'm super excited for harvest time.

@karenriley1053 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of planter blocks. Thank you for the great idea!

@p90p90 2 жыл бұрын

You are a lifesaver! Definitely will be my summer project

@NicolasLovelia 3 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and I am in love with the quality, the content, and the kindness you are showing on all your videos! I am looking for a garden for my future house, and I really want to do the same thing. Thank you so much!

@kristensuper6342 2 ай бұрын

Such a cute garden! I can wait to see your updates.

@bitbandit1678 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely!! I can't wait to have a garden so I can make something like this. I like how it can be disassembled and reused if you ever want to change the shape.

@Nishueandsheila222 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I can’t wait to start my garden

@Aw_tig 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh your doing garden videos now great, I love growing, raised beds and pots are great as they are so much easier to maintain. Yours looks great, those bricks that you just slot the wood into are a great idea. You should definitely do more videos with your plants, I’d love to see updates on your growing. I have grown a few edible things in the past, mainly tomatoes and bell peppers, I plan to grow more veg next year. I currently have other various plants in pots, you could also get some pots and grow plants that will flower to brighten up your garden 🪴🌻🌸😊

@31alka Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant ❤ I am going to try this spring...thanks alot🙏

@lakshmisp6418 10 ай бұрын

This is so do-able. I love how you were clear and concise without getting professorial. Will chk the other vids too!

@hadassahhaman7550 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful!

@bettygentry9672 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful garden! Congrats!

@lmartinez1324 2 жыл бұрын

WOW..pretty amazing thanks for the easy to follow directions

@pedroandkatevega8143 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Thank you for sharing your creativity and gardening insights.

@QDCrafts 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ashleylove9888 2 жыл бұрын

I love how crafty you are

@marthathompson5625 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! I really like your bed. I am using your suggestions for my raised beds. Thanks 👍🍅😎

@brianlee6849 Жыл бұрын

I plan on doing something very similar to this but I'm going to have rows 4*8 or 12 parallel to each other with a cattle panel trellis crossing between the beds for the full length of the bed. You're climbing vegetables will do very well with this. Google cattle panel trellis if you don't already know about it. This is what I plan on doing in March. Thank you You did a good job 👍

@kengthao6806 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I want to start my own garden now!

@katkat1652 3 жыл бұрын

I love your gardens 😁

@smcdade4577 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video & content! I also loved the math problem! Kudos to you & your Mom!

@RHOMANTIC1 Жыл бұрын

Love your garden beds. Peat moss is a cheaper alternative with three cow manure. I supplement with some raised bed soil. Soil is so expensive. I bought both of my raised beds wish I would have found your video earlier would have saved me money. I have peas lettuce and spinach in ground now with some zinnias and sweet allysum. I also started my tomatoes from seed a couple of months ago and I’m excited they’re almost ready to go in ground. Waiting for my last frost date. Happy gardening

@fatebuoy5747 Жыл бұрын

Neat! I'll have to try this sometime soon. Thank you for posting this

@aHarzoo 10 ай бұрын

Raised beds offer a cost alternative to traditional ground gardening with no added benefits long term other than perhaps aesthetic. You had perfectly good soil to grow veggies my grandma with 70+ years exp says. She's likes to watch farming videos😊

@AustinSmith-gv6rq Жыл бұрын

Very nicely done and great video!

@LearnToEarnAbundance Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful video, also learned about planter bricks from this video, such an easier way to make garden beds.

@Misshandyamber Жыл бұрын

Omg I love you for this video ❤❤❤ I was scratching my head on how I would do my first garden bed.

@karinavlog9703 Жыл бұрын

Lol me too

@rbs2303 Жыл бұрын

Really Nice Job. I am looking to do the same thing in my yard. Those blocks will be easy to move if needed in the future. Thank you.

@lovephotography1966 2 ай бұрын

What a great idea. Consider filling the bottom of the bed with yard waste such as sticks, leaves, or even grass clippings❤

@josephguidry3540 Жыл бұрын

Excellent build

@karynray4297 4 ай бұрын

Yours has been the best to learn from . Thank you

@Quantumstrips Жыл бұрын

I am going with this idea of using planter Block ❤❤❤

@DeborrahJKOlson 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job!

@coilymo Жыл бұрын

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 thank you for sharing. You just made my life easy

@hadassahhaman7550 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! ❤️

@ShawnKang209 Жыл бұрын

Look very easy to build. Thank you for sharing.

@bennyspeaks1730 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I saw this in the beginning of the summer before I bought a 70 dollar premade garden bed lol. I like the new content, I suggest making more garden based content in the future :)

@garrettperea8437 Жыл бұрын

Really love a few things about this! Doing a fun project with your mom is amazing. Also really love the lanterns - great touch!

@Ndabazabantu770 Жыл бұрын

Wow this is beautiful

@larrygraff6472 11 ай бұрын

Very creative!

@lorraineleschinsky8616 Жыл бұрын

Really nice garden. Mulch can help keep you from having constant dry dirt and you can do Vining plants vertically

@MoonFallStudio Жыл бұрын

Awesome Job! Thanks for the inspiration!

@securityinvestment3898 Жыл бұрын

Good job, well done!

@morrisphillips6518 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, I appreciate the spirit. ❤

@deej9697 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for posting.

@meserethaile291 Жыл бұрын

You did good job 😊😊

@got2go4word 4 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial, thank you so much!

@amberlee5948 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was incredibly helpful

@smashingtakis1317 3 жыл бұрын

omg it looks so good 🥰🥰

@songha5566 Жыл бұрын

Hey you did a great job

@Young_RiceBoi 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!👍

@TheSteelCanadian 3 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@askmamalouise7605 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely Awesomeness! 💛💙💚

@stephenlutchman2101 Жыл бұрын

Job well done

@tamaraakinbo1112 5 ай бұрын

Genius! To make it more permanent you can glue the wood using wood glue. I love this idea!

@QDCrafts 5 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you! 😊

@amberbingham9948 3 ай бұрын

Loved your video! I’m hoping to try putting one together this year

@QDCrafts 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Amber, hope it goes well 😊

@aroundtown976 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great thanks

@minicaestilette3010 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video very Helpful n Beneficial

@roseericson3828 Жыл бұрын

The holes in the top of the bricks are for rebar. Pound into the hole and the brick will not move with the pressure from the soil. 😊

@robertmorgademartin3984 Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@jimd1617 Жыл бұрын

great job!!

@jeannewang900 Жыл бұрын

Good idea 👍

@margiemalone7816 Жыл бұрын

Love It!

@rubyewiggins4926 5 ай бұрын

I did this with the same kind of blocks and I found if you have a long side that you really need to put a piece of rebarb in the middle because the long side is trying to bow out

@temprmj1 Жыл бұрын

great idea

@minhle-lh2ls 2 ай бұрын

😍👏👏👏thank you for video, I love it 😍

@aminahpd 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful. New subbie!!!❤❤❤❤

@jeretso Жыл бұрын

The blocks, planks and gravel do remind me of Minecraft. Good Job! That much soil would've killed the grass anyway so I will use newspapers instead of the plastic barrier. In the fall I would pile dried leaves over the bed and mix in veggie scraps and let them compost

@jacquelyngardner4932 Жыл бұрын

I used your idea. It worked out great. 👍

@QDCrafts Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! ☺️

@SkySapphire123 3 жыл бұрын

omg it looks great vic! awesome job on your first gardening project! 4:33 the one time math like this is useful in the real world LOL

@renee2005 3 ай бұрын

Awesome awesome awesome💯🥰🥰🥰

@collef1136 2 жыл бұрын

Well done you 👍

@GardeningUrduHindi Жыл бұрын

Nice video sharing

@JoseSorianoPhotography 18 күн бұрын

very cool and low budget

@vladimirjandetski8013 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Lyniem1989 27 күн бұрын

great work ♥️ new subscriber

@carkarlaw Жыл бұрын

Weed barrier would block all the lovely worms. It will be a lot of work to remove the barrier, perhaps just stabbing some holes and break the sheets..And you will able to do more fun stuff (like adding compost bin or work bin) or grow root crops (potato carrots)

@asoggyburger479 Жыл бұрын

Looks good! One tiny idea I had was to use some construction adhesive to hold the blocks together. Not sure if you ran into issues with them shifting but just something I thought of. I like the C shape, useful for accessing all the veggies.

@debbyd5729 11 ай бұрын

These blocks have a hole in each of them for rebar. Rather than adhering, she could hammer the appropriate length of rebar to hold the blocks in place and keep them stacked.

@hadassahhaman7550 Жыл бұрын

Hugelkulture!!!!!

@raymondharris7226 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much...

@joanpjtaylor 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video. Is there an update? I would like to see the vegetables at the end of the growing season.

@Maitree15 Жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@junemillar8460 2 ай бұрын

genius, thank you.

@charlottesmom Жыл бұрын

Your Minecraft gardener is adorable!!😂

@gaffle-411 2 жыл бұрын

> Make sure you pre-fit your 2x6 board(s) to one of your bricks to insure it will squeeze in between those cement joints. I bought some alleged 2x6 cedar planks from Lowes and they are a few mm's TOO BIG. I'll have to shave the edges of every one of them so that they'll fit properly. >

@DanaBearce 10 ай бұрын

This is what I have found as well. I am wondering where she got such nice cedar boards.

@zhengzhong4403 Жыл бұрын

感谢小仙女的分享

@priscillason4724 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this has been so helpful. Finally have an idea how to go about building a veggie patch without having to use nails and drills 😅 Thanks!!

@KickAssets Жыл бұрын

Impressive, I wish they sold those blocks here in Japan. I want to do something like this in my garden as up until now I've been just doing directly into the ground.

@marissamalfeasance Жыл бұрын

you might be able to order online

@slickjones3226 Жыл бұрын

Thank yu soo much for this

@rheymad1010 3 ай бұрын

Nice 😊😊😊good 👍👍👍

@Stevescrusade 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! great video. Been trying to find these planter boxes in New Zealand. Don't think we have them. If you know of any recommendations to get some, much appeciated.

@user-yq6bx5vj2k 2 ай бұрын

この字型のデザインが管理しやすくてとても良いですね。我が家も真似してみたいです。ライトもムーディで素敵です。ガーデンブロックは日本には売っていなくて残念です。

@wishingfire 3 ай бұрын

great video! thanks for making this and showing us an easier way to make a raised garden bed! not sure if this has been addressed before but how do you keep birds and other animals away from your plants? thank you!