Making A Raised Garden Bed With Bricks
The bed frame can be as simple as 2 x 4s on top of the ground, or even patio retaining wall blocks.
Making a raised garden bed with bricks. If you have a sod cutter/edger you can use it to perforate the area into blocks making it easier to pick up the sod. I think about 4 using standard bricks is enough, however you build what works for you. Create a stellar raised garden bed with bricks this brick bed is sturdy and streamlined, and creates the perfect space for a produce garden.
A bed that's at least 6 inches high provides ease of access and gives roots plenty of room to grow. Mortar will need to be used between bricks to hold in soil and moisture. The only bit of sod busting you must do is an approximate 10 inch wide trench along the inside border of your new raised bed.
If you plan to construct your brick raised bed on concrete or an existing patio, leave the odd gap between brick joints to provide drainage. Easy raised garden bed option #2: Stones or broken concrete :
This raised garden bed allows you to do just that. Keep in mind, you can only naturally reach and tend to about 2′ depth. For a strong and secure bed wall, put down a hardcore base approx 10 cm deep before laying your bricks.
A raised garden bed (or simply “raised bed”) is a large planting container that sits aboveground and is filled with soil and plants. Cover the holes with mesh to stop them clogging. Lay your bricks starting from each of the four corners.
Build up the corner walls to the number of courses you want your garden beds to be in height. String a mason's line to mark the level of the first course of bricks. Taking just a couple of weekends to complete this project, you’ll soon be enjoying the benefits of gardening, without back pain too.