DIY: How to Build Raised Garden Beds for Sloped Yard Using 2x6 Boards
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- Learn how to make raised garden beds out of 2x6 boards without spending a fortune! This design is perfect for sloped yards and flat ground. I also show how to make planter boxes that are: gopher proof, weed resistant & water proof. Happy organic gardening!
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thanks, love the simple, no nonsense, money saving video.
This way of gardening is especially valuable for places with non-organic soil.
Nice! Smart move on the “ hill”. Thank you for sharing!
Out of all the diy raised garden beds, this is the oil nly one ive seen that says how to build for a sloping landscape. I live on a hill and was having trouble figuring out how to add a box we without digging out some of the land. Fantastic!
I have a slope too. How did it go for you?
Sergei, thanks for all your helpful tips!
This is the best video on this topic that I've viewed. Well done and thank you.
Looks good! I like the tip on boiled linseed oil.
May I suggest that you place the bottom of your box a few inches below the surface of the ground to keep your water from running out along the bottom edges. Then the packed earth surrounding your box will hold the water much better. With the box sitting on top of the ground, when you water your garden the water will run under the lumber and down hill on the surface of the ground. Also you can build a box with equal height all the way around and just dig a 2-inch wide trench on the high sides to lower that section of the box to match the front. Place your level on the sides/ends of the box, and dig the side and back trenches a little at a time till you get the box level. That'll cost a little more for another 2 pieces of wood for each bed, but will save a lot of sawing and it always looks neat. Removing enough of the top soil within the area of the bed and under the lumber, to include all of the grass and weed roots, will best keep the bed free of grass and weeds coming up from the bottom. You're going to be filling the box with new soil anyway, so what is another 3 or 4 inches of new soil to avoid weeds. Throw the weed and grass contaminated top soil away. I appreciate the time you took to make and post this video.
You did real good.
Another option would be to use 8' Cedar fence boards. In Louisiana they run about $4.50 per board. I screw two of them together which is about the same as your 2x6's.
Enjoyed the video, the fact that so many of us are out of work, ( nancy, u reading this? ) any way to save money is appreciated. Absolutely cannot afford the ceder material. Took your advice regarding the linseed oil. Only thing different was to precoat the lumber first! Then cut and assemble , and grow !!!!! Cheers. G.S.
Outside the fence explain please
very helpful DIY vid!!
Well done.
Some good ideas
Great video! I definitely agree with making the fewest cuts possible. I have quite of few tools but why work harder when you can work smarter. I usually build my beds either 2x8 or 4x8. What have you grown in them so far?
Very simple which is what we are looking for. I am assuming, too, that would could also stain them if we want a darker look.
thanks for the tip
Great video thanks! Question, can you add tint to make it darker (color to linseed oil)? Cheers!
Nice work - those are some beds you can be proud of! One way I've found you can save a little $ on soil is to throw in logs, brush, shredded paper, sticks, leaves, etc. in the bottom half of the bed, then cover with good soil/compost. Over time it all rots into humus.
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Huglekultur Bed I believe that's called. I'm going to try it.
thank you for this video your video will be on my company
The cost of raised bed is mainly in the soil to fill them.
I live in a large city (Montréal) and I found free composted horse manure for free within 15 minutes drive. Look within your local community to get free ressources. (got free treated lumber from a guy who remove his patio).
I also plan to get raised bed on the side of a fence. 3 feet wide get you the best ratio area vs length of plank, but still easy to access.
I did my pine Shou Sugi Bon style with a weed torch
i don't see how you leveled this other than making the legs different lengths. The ground still had to be uneven and need tweaking i would think. Such as hammering corners to get that perfectly level.
I do like your makeshift wheelbarrow. Never thought of tote box and hand truck.
awesome job. Quick question what was the cost of the soil and how yards did you purchase?
I love this video. I want a 4x8. Thank you for sharing.
By far the best dyi on raised bedding!
I try my best I'm like you this my first time cutting wood being a garden but I wanted my bed it's not the best
6 years latter, did your raised bed got destroyed or linseed oil is working well?
People are going walk by and steal your peppers man!
if you had a steeper hill how would you fix the footings to the ground?
This was a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing. How long are those 2x4 and 4x4 pieces?
looks like 2 feet for the 4x4
8'
Your gopher wire is called hardware cloth.
How’s the garden holding up?
Did you put the oil inside the box?
Can it be sprayed on to the wood
Just by treated wood if your concerned about rot, treated wood doesn't have to toxins or VOCs you used to have to worry about, wouldn't cost that much more
great j'ai aimé votre vidéo tres simple et efficace, je me construit cette été des récipientent a légumesm et je me sert de votre idée, :)
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Most videos on here do advocate for cedar because it's a LESS expensive route, not more expensive. If you are using cedar picket fence pieces they are less than $2 each instead of $6 as you chose to purchase. Good video though.
To go cheaper, you could've just used 2x4 for the corner posts. Since they're sitting on the ground, that's all the reinforcement they'll need. Plus if you cut them 2 or 3 inches from the top, they won't even be visible after you put dirt in them. Another benefit of using 2x4 posts instead of 4x4 is that they're much easier to cut.
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I Gus's I got bad wood it was hard for nails,screws to go in the wood..
Nice raised beds. The positioning of your raised beds might help thieves jump over your fence, just a thought.
You know, because that unlocked gate is TOOOOOO easy. Today's thieves need bigger challenges.
so everyone knows, boiled linseed oil contains arsenic, beryllium, chromium, cadmium and nickel. its not "boiled" per say. im not sure why they call it that. that being said it looks like once it dries it wont leach into the soil. i havent found any hard proof of this however.
Instead of using oil what happens if u just spray paint the wood
Ryan Littler , can do that just use a non toxic paint since you are growing in them.
What if you had the ground treated withered killer
Great except no actual building and no tripod( queasy city )
Hose was really nice . But i wouldn't put anything editable in them just flowers only . that's just way too open for me anyone walking by could steal or be hateful
You're a tad bit paranoid.
yum treated arsenic-laced wood in the carrots for the children
No arsenic in pressure treated , outlawed by the Feds some years ago that's why it rots like everything else, thank you Government for making my life so safe. Now I can live longer and pay more taxes for you to waste.
I thought it was covered with boiled linseed oil, which is non-toxic?
Glenn Carraway , nothing stopping you to use any of the 30 year weather proof outdoor paint. If you want to die early, most of us don’t give a crap. The government is not there to protect you, they are there to prevent companies from doing harmful things for an extra buck. I grew up in a developing country and there is no government control, there is a mortality rate that is much more than this country .
@@heknows5418 It was changed to copper. Isnt necessarily good either.
Trust me I KNOW the government is not out to protect me, if they were we would get the wall . By the way use all the outdoor paint you want it's still gonna rot, don't ask how I know this.
Mine were better built but similar design. 3 of 4 collapsed as the weight of the beds with rain caused legs to sink unevenly into soil. Twisted frame under weight of rain and they collapsed at the end of summer. Soil was only 10”.
They were over built by a carpenter and like tanks.
If legs sink unevenly your done. I even jacked them up and put all legs on bricks. Still sunk unevenly and twisted and collapsed despite many screws and gorilla wood glue...
What do you suggest as a solution? I will attempt garden beds on a slope, and would like to have them for more than one summer
If you want to build it yourself just google for woodprix. I know you will find good solutions for all your ideas.
You should have done 2 things different.
1. Use Pressure Treated Lumber for outdoor use, then no need to use the Oil you did. (a bit more expensive wood, but no need to use the oil)
2. Place a landscape fabric over the wire to help keep the soil from spilling out a bit. This will stop weeds, grass, and other things growing if you have ground contact as well. Cardboard is OK in the long run, but at first when you water it, it can cause pooling and runoff!
Woodprix is nice for that.
Not a how to...
How deep should the planter be..
Well done.