Cinder Block Garden Bed

Cinder block garden ideas are good for beautify your garden.

Cinder block garden bed. Jun 7 2012 explore frugal follies s board concrete block raised bed gardening followed by 4207 people on pinterest. I called these cinder blocks but they are actually concrete blocks. We plan to eventually add a second row of cinder blocks to match the center raised garden bed. You can create walls planting pots and other highlights in your garden by reinventing the usefulness of a cinder block.

Wood is a common choice. Are you planning on making a raised bed. To build my first basic bed i visited a local home and garden recycling wholesale center for blocks and paid around 0 25 each. Even though the cinder block material is bit expensive it is worth to use.

This was great compared to the 2 00 6 00 that they would have cost at the hardware store. Building a concrete block raised bed is easy and inexpensive. In most of his cinder block beds he plants a variety of vegetables in the center and onions in the perimeter holes. In this article we will explore 15 different ways that you can use a cinderblock.

Cinder blocks are a common item that you see but they often do not have much use other than creating a wall. A raised bed garden should be 3 to 4 feet wide so you can access it from both sides without stepping in the bed. You can mound 6 inches of soil without a frame but a deeper bed needs more support. He grows enough food to donate a huge amount to his local food bank.

It is strong and the durability is good enough. Cinder block gardening ideas tips on using cinder blocks for garden beds. With the creativity that you have you can magically turn your just so so garden into stunning look. There are a lot of options when it comes to the material used to build a raised bed border.

Concrete blocks pressure treated landscape timbers composite lumber stone and naturally rot resistant lumber such as redwood or cedar are all. Here are ideas to design your garden using cinder block. These beds were built by jon hughes on gardenweb. Liz baessler printer friendly version.

12 raised garden beds made with cinder blocks. Once i was comfortable with using cinder blocks i built upgraded concrete and lumber beds using planter wall blocks. The long sides of the garden bed have eight cinder blocks and the ends have three for a total of 22 cinder blocks per raised bed. See more ideas about cinder block garden outdoor gardens raised garden beds.