The SECRET to DIY Cedar Raised Garden Beds
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- The secret to saving money on raised garden beds. Anyone can do this! I built these Cedar garden beds for our backyard garden in an afternoon. We are trying to become more self-sufficient and this was a step in that direction. Let me know what you think and please leave a like and sub if you enjoyed this video.
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Make them 32" and put a retaining wall block under the end of the leg. Raises it to her 36" and reduces ground contact with the untreated fir 4x4's
I am enjoying your channel so much. So glad I happened upon you. Thank you. Really great -rejects mixed with some great humor. Please keep them coming.
The hardware cloth rolling up reminded me of a 3 Stooges episode with Curly "laying" linoleum. Love the channel, wit and knowledge at the same time!
so building this next week, I have been doing the research, grabbing the supplies. Can't wait to build it now!
Great tutorial. Thanks for your detail and easy to follow instructions. This past Sunday I built it while watching my Dodgers loose to the Arizona Diamondbacks and I was done by the end of the game with this project. Thanks! Came out great
Man watching you install the wire mesh was brutal! I know that frustration all too well. Great build.
Man your channel is gonna get huge, solid craftsmanship in every video
Thank you!
@@HAXMAN 🌹💚✌
Those are some good looking garden beds, the trim work is a nice touch 👍
Thanks very much!
I enjoyed every minute. I'm not a craftsman (I said man in a normally used word 😅) and listened to your great detailed assembly instructions. Side note: "the disappearing line!"😮
Wish I'd seen this before we did ours. Ended up building it very similarly, but definitely spent more on lumber.
Like the look of these. Thank you.
When you said make the line disappear you got me 💯
Great video! This must have been one of your first videos. Superserious. The humor hasn't emerged yet! This is the answer to keeping my Border Collie out of raised beds. Thanks!
I went with 2x6 spruce and lined with a tarp. And cedar on the bottom 2x6 . And weed fabric so I didn’t loose soil. Mine is 4x8 ft . I also put a centre leg on . Thanks.
Excellent work
Dud you did great explaining all of it !!!!!!
Most of all your Personality is Huge plus !!!!
I’m in home building
Great Job. I’m saving this ,
Awesome … having the gift to spell it out
Is a Plus……!!!!!!
Big ones I’m a carpenter
I LOVE this idea! I'm wondering how this is working out for you? I'm thinking it needs a layer on the bottom of weed cloth to hold the dirt in as it composts. (my compost turns to sand.) OH! Just occurred to me; put the legs on the outside of the box so it will be less likely to rot.
Well done!!
Thanks for the great idea
Great video, thanks!
Thank you. Nice instructions and I like the boxes. Could you tell me how these have held up after 4 years and would you change anything? Thanks again!
I just found your channel and like to say awesome work.
"We salute you Mr. DIY project, doer!" They should make a bud light commercial after your youtube channel lol.
For real though, great content, great personality and great instructions. I can do a lot of small basic stuff but, sometimes we just need a bit of help from others with different projects.
We did something like this but added an extra layer of boards so we could include 5” plastic tubs and make them a subirrigated planter.
Looks great. Thanks for sharing
Thanks!
I make a lot of birdfeeders and birdhouses and outdoor things and use those cedar fence pickets all the time. I don't mind the "rustic" finish.
Great video!
Excellent video...thanks for sharing your mistakes so that your viewers can anticipate and avoid making those! I guess I could rent a table saw for a project like this one. I'm definitely lacking in shop equipment on the scale that you used in this video. Thanks again! I like your style and your content!
Super nice.
also good to cut notches in the 4x4s and set the cedar into it so you have more room in the raised beds and don't have to worry about treated wood in the soil
Great video I actually just bought some 4x4 (PT) and some cedar boards to do something very similar great idea with the bottom also great selection of tools I have multiple Bosch side note Lowes is running their Bosch tool special buy select tools and get 2 free 4 AH batteries I’m up to like 14 batteries now I think
Thanks for the video! I plan to make a couple of these boxes. Did you rip the pickets for the wall supports or use other wood? If so what dimension is it? I didn't catch that detail in the video.
Good video enjoyed it Be safe God Bless
Thank you so much! You as well!
This is so amazing! Could you please update the description box with all the materials and measurements used? ❤️
Yes, I agree
Do you sell your garden planters?
I wished you listed the materials in the description box (I had to watch 50x) hahaha great beds! I will try to do it myself.
Haha! I did too! Always list your projects in the description box for us challenged ladies! Just found your channel and I like your style and way of explaining projects. Nice!
Any chance you could share the list here too? Pretty please! :)
He would be over 1M subscribers if he put his recipe in the description.
Great idea! My concern is soil and nutrients seeping out the bottom thru the fabric. Have you had any issues with this problem?
I looked into using pressure-treated and the pros and cons and found countless videos where the US has discontinued using certain type toxic oriented, pressure treating chemicals. And that the new pressure-treated lumber available at the box. Stores are now safe from toxic leaching… Although I used plastic as liners anyway
It would’ve been nice to list all material and measurements, I actually like this kind of elevated beds
You can usually just measure to your liking. Typically you’d want 3 feet off the ground 6’ long 3’ wide (or 4’ wide)
Depth is again optional. I wouldnt go deeper than 1’ because thats a lot of soil. If money is no object then you can do 1’. Most veggies you’ll plant 6” depth is enough. Materials is again optional depending on your pricing. Hope this helps!
Coat the bottom 2"-3" of those legs with copper naphthenate and they'll last forever. It smells bad but works awesome.
Thanks for the plans! My planter was only 4’x1.5’ but it was an easy planter to make. Thank you for the marking & cutting tip. My armature woodworking skills need all the pro tips they can get. 🪚🔨
This is a great design and I love the suggestions. Was there any issue with the weight of the growing medium pushing/deforming the hardware cloth? I was glad to see you reinforced it with wood.
Thanks! No issues at all.
Hi...was looking to make something like this...was just curious with the landscape cloth added after how wet/moist does the soil stain.....does the dirt dry up faster and need more watering what with the bottom having all does holes to drain out of through the metal mesh?
Just wondering about the fence slats shrinking. Beautiful.
great idea when considering slugs eating everything. copper wire round each leg with a 9v battery wired up. i built 6 beds with pallete wood and now wished id have raised them. i didnt have the wood at the time for a sturdy frame and then sods law ide built them and then aquired loads of decent free wood in a new labouring job id got 2 months later
Just watched this and love your idea. I was wondering how it has held up since you started using this design. Thank you!
Thanks! I just did an update video recently. They are good as new.
@@HAXMAN Thank you - I found the update :)
Reminds me of a handy John C. Reilly
I'm curious about why you used the hardware fabric on the bottom instead of planks. This is similar to ones that I made, but I like the design of your legs better, and yours does look more professional than mine.
So what’s the length? 2’ x ?’
I’ll be building several of these for my wife! A perfect Mother’s Day gift!
II cut the legs to 32" and then add a wheel to the bottom since we have it on the deck/patio. Overall height was 36" which is ideal for most people.
Awesome job, what's the cut list if I wanted to make one of these?
bud glue stronger then nailing trim if you want to take apart
Did you also line the bottom with landscape fabric? Thanks for the video. Fixing to build a couple real soon. Mine are starting to fall apart.
Yes I did. Thanks!
I would have put the legs on the outside of the box, to allow the metal fabricator clean application and to allow easier planting.
How do you keep all the soil from just falling out of the bottom through those small square holes?
What did you put in the bottom to keep the soil from falling out?
Can you show us what sort of covering you are putting those beds in?
I am completely new to this: why is hardware cloth used for the bottoms of the beds? Why not all boards?
Titebond III is better for wet applications and for applications performed in human conditions -- e.g., Florida, Louisiana, or Houston TX. So yes, because this will be outside and encountering significant wetness, you should probably use TBIII
How did you keep the dirt from falling thru the mesh?
You should epoxy the leg ends so they won't wick moisture.
So 2 years later, how are they holding up? Any bowing on sides or bottom?
Just curious?
Hey could you possibly help me figure out why my hanging raised bed split down the middle? I’m so perplexed by it! How can I send you pics? Any insight will be appreciated!
Really like these boxes
if I could ask what was your potting mix for your boxes and did it fall through the holes in the screen ?
I think he said he also put some landscaping material on it too.
Why did you go with hardware cloth instead of more cedar boards for the bottom?
Did you sand the fence panels?
Great Vid. Wondering how you lined the base of hardware cloth. Did you use landscape fabric? Or gravel? or straight soil? I've been researching these and it seems some people have issues with drainage with the elevated beds.
Have you found out?? Im wondering the same thing if there were soil issues
Where did you get hardware cloth?
What did you seal them with?
What are the lengths of the sides?
Instead of scrolling through the comments, my question is what to finish the cedar with? I don’t want to use anything that might leak into the soil but want to protect the wood inside and out…right? Love your stuff btw
Cedar is naturally rot resistant so there isn’t a need to finish. You could use an acrylic paints on the inside, but again it’s not necessary. Unfinished, the wood will turn grey but should last for years.
This was a great project, could have used knife to cut hardware fabric mesh.
Hey nice build.... Did you put the dirt right in or is there something between the dirt and wire mesh? If not does much dirt fall out?
Thanks! We did pout landscaping cloth down first.
Measurements please ?
Only real men admit mistakes🤫 Great job they are beautius!
Did the soil hold up with the amount of pieces u have in the base? Thought some would fall through since they were apart a lot
Very little soil came through. It holds it in very well especially once it's all in.
Dremel tool to cut the screen - very simple.
What are people's thoughts on whether or not these need to have the 4x4s in the ground? If yes, how deep?
Need to give more detail in general. Like how long are the screws for ex.
they looked like 2" deck screws
Do you have a materials list for quantities? I'd love to build these for my own garden too.
Same here!
Hi Haxman! 💚 Do you recommend using cinderblocks for a raised garden bed? Do you think it’s not worth the risk because of the potential toxicity from the fly ash in them? Or maybe the traces are small & I’m overthinking. I just recently dealt with termites & I’m not to sure about using wood anymore. Idk! Any help from anyone is much appreciate too! Thank you & have a blessed day!💚💚💚
I not an expert on that. It's probably not really an issue. To complicate things even more people and companies use the terms cinder blocks and concrete blocks as a generic term. Concrete blocks don't have cinder in them and they would be totally safe. That probably didn't help. Sorry 😂
@@HAXMAN oh yay!! You answered so quickly, thank you! & actually you DID help! 🙏🏼 When i finished typing, i was like “oop, I meant to say concrete blocks” like the ones from Home Depot so honestly, I’ll probs just give that a go! So happy I found your channel yesterday, love the way your personality shines through & your content! 💚💚💚
Cedar wood is supposed to be termite resistant. I have used cedar wood in the past to build garden beds.
@@sukeshkohli475 thank you! :)
What if you don't want the soil to go through the guage wire on the bottom. Could you use plywood instead?
The soil won't go through this. We didn't lose any. Plywood would rot and not drain well.
yep... hardware cloth is a pain....
I am building the exact bed... only mine is 8' long and 2 1/2' wide by 3' tall..... my question is, I'm afraid the dirt once it gets wet will be to heavy for those skinny picket pieces on the bottom and the whole bottom will fall out.... because you just screwed those pieces into the the picket walls.... does it really hold up, or am I missing something?
These are still good as new years later. Thanks!
Great informative video, but I have a question. How dl you keep grow medium inside of box.
2 years later - how are they holding up? Cedar 4x4s are still over $40 each around me... so I'm thinking of doing the Fir 4x4 with the 4" concrete blocks under like @popeye andy said.
Still good as new
What kind of wood did you use for the trim? Size?
It's cedar as well. Those pieces I believe were 3/4" by 1 1/2"
I used your model and it went well. I had one suggestion / question: I would rather the legs don't encroach into the soil space. 1. because it takes up space, 2 because it leeches chemicals.
I'm building another one. You know of a way to keep the legs out of the soil area?
I used non pressure treated 4x4s so there wouldn’t be any leaching. Where I live they’ll last a long time.
What do you use to keep the soil from going through the mesh? gravel? another liner?
Landscaping fabric
I appreciate it. you think 1/2 squares in hardware cloth is pushing it?
I appreciate it. you think 1/2 squares in hardware cloth is pushing it?
I appreciate it. you think 1/2 squares in hardware cloth is pushing it?
I appreciate it. you think 1/2 squares in hardware cloth is pushing it?
Wondering if you could list all the tools you will need to complete this? Also like the current video you posted a couple days ago. Thanks.
Do you have plans we can download?
I don’t right now. Sorry. I’m working on having them available in the future.
I notice you have no barrier between the wood and dirt, has it started to rot yet
No. Even untreated wood can last 15 years outside but since this is cedar I would expect longer. I actually show these in a recent video after a year and they look pretty much like the day I made them.
@@HAXMAN interesting, must be where you live. cedar contacting wet dirt in Houston will have termites and other wood eaters setting up shop within 6 months
How are they holding up after 2 years ?
Good as new. We’ve moved them around a bunch too.
@@HAXMAN thanks for your reply ...simple and to the point video. I needed some ideas and I'm gonna go with this. Thanks again
Can you provide the cut list?
Why didn’t you mention the size you need to cut your piece to acheive the 5’ x2’ so the I figured it out after the piece was cut so the hardware cloth would fit poor tutorial
great, that is assuming you can afford to buy incredibly expensive cedar. spending 500 bucks for 20 bucks worth of produce is not a good value as far as I can see.
Wow! Where are you shopping for cedar fence slats? They are only $1.50 each where I live.
@@littlehousehappyhome1504 they are hard to come by but, last time in stock, home depot was 28 each..
@@FaxMe2Barbados wow! We have an abundant supply at our local Home Depot and they are only 1.50 each! If they are charging that much at your location, something isn’t right.
@@FaxMe2Barbados I think you might be mistaking the dried cedar boards for what he used on these beds. He actually used the cedar fence pickets, which are very inexpensive. The dried cedar boards at my store are 25.98 each. Go to home-depot site and do a search for cedar fence pickets. That will bring up what was used in this video.
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You need a taller wife.😁
Why in God's name does no one making these vids have sense enough to BACK OFF for some shot of the completed result? This is the second one of these where everything is close, and you never get to see a single box, completed, by itself? You get close to doing it, but even in that final segment, you jam all three into one shot and pan across them, never having a single freestanding one in a shot. :-/
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You need a woman on the show - something pretty to look at to distract me - so I have to watch the episode a few times.
Excellent work
Thank you!