Making A Raised Garden Bed On Concrete
That is a bonus in sunny central texas.
Making a raised garden bed on concrete. In full sun, a taller raised bed will likely perform better in hot summers. It's about 14 deep and just shy of 4 feet long and wide, bottomless and has a trellis nailed to one side. A cinder block raised garden bed is easy to build and will give you years of use!
But they conserved water by being partially shaded. The roots (and general plant health) are restricted to what space you provide it. Each ‘steppe’ was supported by a large mill slab or stacked timbers, and held with stakes.
I planted herbs and flowers in the holes in the concrete blocks. It may not be the most beautiful garden bed but i was happy to recycle these 2x2 foot concrete pavers that were lying around. Building a concrete block raised bed is easy and inexpensive.
Raised beds also help reduce weed issues, make gardening more accessible for those that have trouble bending over and taking care of their plants, and the beds provide and overall pleasing look that. This raised bed is made from concrete blocks and topped off with timber sleepers to provide extra seating space, invaluable in a small garden. After all there is nothing to rot away so these beds will last a long time.
I built my first raised bed from concrete blocks (aka cinder blocks) a few years ago, though my garden wasn’t too successful because our yard had become much shadier. Making a raised garden bed from concrete pavers: If i were doing it all over again i would make it 18 like newskye.
Diy concrete block raised bed. I also used a chunky, loose soil mix. This instructable doesn't come with exact …