The Best Raised Garden Bed Option for you!

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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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@tinafuller3086 11 ай бұрын

"Cinder blocks" are no longer the same. If you go to Home Depot or Lowe's, they are now made of Portland cement and sand and aggregate. They are perfectly safe for a raised bed now. This is why they are no longer called cinder blocks. They are called concrete blocks.

@petercofrancesco9812 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. I used "cinder" blocks and was worried after watching this. I had replaced raised bed that the previous home owner had made out of pressure treated wood. I think the video creator should have stressed warning for this material because if you go to a big box store the default wood for outdoors use is pressure treated. The name seems harmless until you discover its treated with chemicals that have arsenic in it.

@joefish4466 6 ай бұрын

Cinder blocks haven't been mass produced with fly ash in the U.S. for 50 years. This guy does not know what he's talking about. Even if coal ash was used, some studies show better crop yield when coal ash was used as a fertilizer, with minimal concern for heavy metal contamination. Having said that, if you did get a hold of a 60 year old cinder block, the potential contaminants are trapped in the aggregate and unlikely to leach out in significant amounts. DIY Dave probably refused the polio vaccine, thinking it was the COVID vaccine, which is why he's paralyzed from the neck up.

@rcjbvermilion 3 ай бұрын

@@petercofrancesco9812 at least in the US, pressure treated lumber hasn't contained arsenic for around 20 years.

@petercofrancesco9812 3 ай бұрын

@@rcjbvermilion Didn't know that. Regardless it needs to be treated with some sort of chemical you don't want edible plants absorbing.

@MyLove-uj8zi 3 ай бұрын

My block bed is my favorite..

@coachhannah2403 6 ай бұрын

I built beds 29 years ago out of bottom-grade Douglas fir 2x12s, and have even picked them up and moved them. I have redone the corner supports a couple times, and they are definitely showing their age in places, but they still serve honorably in my garden!

@gilbert4351 2 ай бұрын

Wow... Thank you sir. I am glad I ran into this video.. The idea of plastic for a raised bed did cross my mind. Thank you for your shared knowledge and experience. 😎👍👍

@debbieleathers4798 8 ай бұрын

We built ours out of cinder blocks and they are wonderful. They no longer have the fly ash or pot ash in them so they are not bad for your garden. They are wonderful because they will last for a long time but we can also take them apart and move them if needed. We built ours 24’ by 3’ and only 2 deep but I wish we we would have gone 3 deep just for easier access.

@DIYwithDave 8 ай бұрын

That's great!

@movaughn20 Ай бұрын

Use what ya got! I make a few from old fridges, sides covered and trimmed with old fencing. I have a trailer full of block, hate moving materials thinking of similar to yours, have you added a layer, making it higher? Curious if you needed any stakes to keep the sides from blowing out? I have unknown water lines in area planning to stack mine.

@susanw8440 2 жыл бұрын

Love DIY Dave. Thanks for all the great info.

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mcclungsonwhite7377 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info!

@neildriedger637 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT video,loved it..GREAT Information!!!!👍

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful!

@tednisbeth3088 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tips Dave !

@DIYwithDave Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@RKSingh-pi4dq 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it useful!

@kagnewmp12 3 ай бұрын

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.

@bobbijoevans4421 9 ай бұрын

Loved this!!

@DIYwithDave 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jimpeter3453 2 ай бұрын

Every aspect nicely done. Thanks. Regards from Baltimore.

@himhim3344 2 ай бұрын

RIP that bridge😅💀💀

@brucemcdougall7282 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir !

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@crabtrap Жыл бұрын

lets get honest. the corrugated, galvanized beds are both the best and most cost effective. they are also removable if you want to move to another home. the heat issue is solvable by adding an insulated layer on outside or inside. timber always sucks and is WAY to costly nowadays

@nevillewalker6299 Ай бұрын

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.

@victormartiny7599 Ай бұрын

Thanx!

@bungalobill7941 10 ай бұрын

I use 2x6 lumber here in West Texas with growable soil underneath. Too hot and dry for anything higher or you will be watering constantly. And I mean constantly.

@kurtcurtis2730 Жыл бұрын

We start with a trench lined with wire first (gophers). Then using cinder block and reinforcing with rebar. Guess we should rethink thst

@davidscott5903 2 жыл бұрын

We're building ours with retaining wall block, and I was hoping that you wouldn't say that that was the worst thing that we could use. Cause we're already working hard on it, and have already bought 3 pallets of block and several cubic yards of dirt.

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. No retaining wall block is great. It will last forever, but boy is it a lot of work! Good luck.

@bartgiles1068 3 ай бұрын

As an experiment I built eleavated garden beds kiln dried pine/fur? 2x6 3 high doweled every 6” 2’x8’ deep char inside and out then rolled them with boiled linseed oil two each do you think they will work as is or should I line them with some kind of plastic fun build retired hobbyist Wood worker/gardener just trying to stay busy

@Roy_Tellason Жыл бұрын

We had a planter where I used to live that was made out of railroad ties. Lots and lots of good stuff grew in there! Please elaborate on the bad effects of the creosote leaching into the soil? I suspect that it was there for many years before we moved into that place, which might have some bearing on it.

@DIYwithDave Жыл бұрын

Here is a document from the CDC that outlines it's effects: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/KerrMcGee/docs/Creosote%2520Health%2520Effects%2520(Tronox).pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjus57Vncz_AhUFlGoFHcReB5QQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw21roVcaEr7aGeL23aMMrlg

@stevenwood7131 3 ай бұрын

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.

@swapnamulkala1984 2 ай бұрын

Do we have termites issue ?? If we use wooden beds

@rickdixon9933 Ай бұрын

Can you use treated lumber?

@harelmoshe100 2 жыл бұрын

structural insulated panels (SIPs) the metal panels, 5 cm thick, is the best material for garden bed or planter box. Thanks from Israel 👍🏻😉

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good tip. What makes SIPS the best?

@harelmoshe100 2 жыл бұрын

@@DIYwithDave 1. Light material weight. 2. Resistance to weather conditions. 3. Easy and simple application. 4. It can be covered with a variety of materials. Like bricks and more ...

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

@jrrn96 Жыл бұрын

Won't the extra heat burn up the roots?.

@piercem56 2 ай бұрын

How long would treated pine lumber last?

@movaughn20 2 ай бұрын

I use old fridges, drill drainage holes, attach siding, or fence boards and paint. Better then the dump. Stinking LG!

@utarisusanti7200 Ай бұрын

Can you show us how to build it in utube pls?

@movaughn20 Ай бұрын

@@utarisusanti7200 I have 2 stripped, ready to set up. I will record a short video. Don't know how to edit. So we'll see. Pretty simple. Pull all the shelves, doors off fridge or freezer, a 6 in 1 screwdriver will do it. Drill some drain holes in the back, sides from interior. Start with 1/4" bit, and increase size to whatever you want. push it on it's back. Now you have a raised flower bed... Good to add some drainage items. rocks, broken cement, even old wood, whatever ya got to just take up space cause your not growing a tree. Top fill a foot deep or so with soil from your local distributor. FYI if it's spring and it's sunny, they are going to be busy. Some sell soil by the bucket, can, or yard for loader loading trailers. Most places also take clean yard debris for reasonable prices. It's chipped and added to mulch or compost.

@JohanlastZa 5 ай бұрын

Answers is easy: the best you can afford

@spencerk4077 Жыл бұрын

Cedar is also a really good wood to use

@coachhannah2403 6 ай бұрын

I use cedar fence planks (5-1/2" or 13cm) for my table beds. Tables made of 2x4s, set on 12x12 pavers, with a bed on top. I use wire cloth for support, and garden cloth to hold the dirt. Couple rebar supports and I can garden standing up!

@markwarrenseadog2349 2 жыл бұрын

I Shared

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kashyabguruvar5065 4 ай бұрын

What about rammed earth raised beds?

@teunlll Жыл бұрын

I want to add something to the stone one. At least in the Netherlands, there are tons of people giving away their old stones/bricks for free if you pick them up there. In this case it's really cheap, durable and it looks just way more natural than the metal beds.

@tiramax Жыл бұрын

If they have fly ash that is toxic. Be careful about which stones or bricks you use

@DIYwithDave Жыл бұрын

Natural stones are perfect! Be careful of some man-made stone or bricks. Some may be fine, but others could contain substances you should avoid.

@candyredding1082 Жыл бұрын

This is a little off the subject but I'm trying to figure out how to put a floor on skids without the skids twisting or pulling apart. is there any way you could help me with that. But I do want to say thank you for all your information that you give me very very helpful

@DIYwithDave Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by skids? Are you trying to add flooring to pallets? Is this for a shed or something?

@candyredding1082 Жыл бұрын

@@DIYwithDave I made a pallet floor 4 pallets x8 pallets. But I was trying to figure out how to move it around the property and continue using it so I wanted to put it on skids to pull it around does that make sense

@cher9422 5 күн бұрын

What about cedar is it a good wood

@spanky7277 10 ай бұрын

Creosote is derived from the distillation of tar from wood or coal and is used as a wood preservative. Pesticide products containing creosote as the active ingredient are used to protect wood used outdoors (such as railroad ties and utility poles) against termites, fungi, mites and other pests.

@puddytat8390 8 ай бұрын

Wood when wet attracts termites.

@krisdurbin1040 10 ай бұрын

Can you yse old tractor tires

@DIYwithDave 10 ай бұрын

Old tires would be fine for a flower garden or a garden of non-edible plants (provided it doesn't leach stuff into the soil and kill the plants), but for a veggie garden it is best to avoid. Here is some info you may find helpful: ecogreenequipment.com/how-do-old-discarded-tires-affect-the-environment/

@scottprobst9976 Жыл бұрын

What part of PA are you from

@DIYwithDave Жыл бұрын

I used to live in western PA just north of Pittsburgh, but I recently moved to Texas.

@kaix9_ Ай бұрын

I want to start gardening but my backyard is full of cement and I have no grass. What do you suggest??

@Godbepraise 9 күн бұрын

People do garden on tote, drums, 5 gallon etc on their deck , search videos, you will see what you want, be patient to find what will make you happy, blessing.

@puddytat8390 8 ай бұрын

What do you mean having bad soil defeats the purpose of having a garden bed? So does that mean you can’t even buy soil as your ground soil would affect that soil and there isn’t then any point having a garden bed?

@MyLove-uj8zi 7 ай бұрын

If you put bad soil in raised bed it defeats the purpose.

@maggierodriguez3891 2 жыл бұрын

I'm torn between plastic and wood 🤔

@DIYwithDave 2 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to wood myself because it is so versatile, but it definitely takes more work and planning. For most plastic planters, there isn't much work to put them together.

@Think-dont-believe Жыл бұрын

3:21 no longer used

@Gruuvin1 2 ай бұрын

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.

@TexasLocalProduce Ай бұрын

I live in Texas, it has been in the 90's since April . It is now May 6th & we are hitting triple digits in 2 days. The Sun intensity here is a major beast. Once the Sun hits metal, you can not touch metal with your bare hands, it will feel like you are getting a 3rd degree burn. These insane tempts. continue until the beginning of Oct. So using ANY KIND of metal near the roots of my plants will cook the plants. All the soil inside a metal bed will retain excessive heat until about 2 am. I think metal beds are the prettiest choice, so I am bummed I can't use metal.

@Crankinstien 4 ай бұрын

Redwood?! Jesus bro. How much money you have? Lmao

@scotmcpherson Ай бұрын

hemlock is terrible...it's one of the fastest rotting woods there is

@DdanielCh9 Жыл бұрын

People are worried about concrete bricks but probably don't even use organic seeds. Lmao.

@tiramax Жыл бұрын

Non-organic seeds don't have fly ash or who knows what.

@murphyc15 Жыл бұрын

Organic seeds 😂

@MrTonyPiscatelle 10 ай бұрын

If your soil is bad a raised bed defeats the purpose ????? What planet are you from ? No no moose breath, a raised bed is the purpose if your soil is bad because you fill the planter with good soil !

@MyLove-uj8zi 7 ай бұрын

He ment if you put bad soil in raised bed it defeats the purpose.

@Godbepraise 9 күн бұрын

And you can build your own compost.