A raised bed with 8 by 8 by 16 inch blocks with two-layer walls and dimensions just under 5 feet wide by 9 feet long will require 36 standard dimension concrete blocks.

Turning old concrete slab into raised garden bed By Bill Burnett and Kevin Burnett Jan 12, 2011 Q: After reading your column on salvaging old bricks (Dec. 15), I have a couple of questions of my ...

Unlike wood, concrete doesn't rot, and the beds can be dismantled and moved. If the bed is small, ... Make a raised bed with concrete blocks . Updated: May. 12, 2010, 10:22 a.m.

There are several materials you can use to build a raised bed garden. Some of the most popular are cedar, pine, and concrete blocks. The advantages of raised beds are numerous: ...

Masonry materials like cement blocks, stacked bricks or even broken concrete works great especially if the bed will be a permanent one. Metal sides are becoming more popular nowadays, too.

A raised bed is a freestanding structure, elevating the soil level from the existing grade. The frame supports the soil mass and is made from wood or other materials, such as concrete blocks or metal.

I use concrete blocks, large ones, two high and two wide. My soil is soggy right now, and will be for a long time into spring, so using it would be nearly impossible. - Jackson County ...

Organic gardener Lynn Gillespie figured that raised-bed gardening would mean less work. She was right -- until the untreated wood walls of her raised beds rotted after four years. The experience ...

A triangular concrete block raised bed with eggplants and marigolds is one of the ideas presented in the kitchen garden. [email protected] Hidden on a residential street near French ...