Q:After reading your column on salvaging old bricks (Dec. 15), I have a couple of questions of my own and would like to get some suggestions. I have a concrete slab (about 2 to 3 inches thick with ...

For concrete block raised beds, you can use one layer or stack two together. Most blocks are 8X8X16 and fairly inexpensive.

If you're thinking of constructing a cinder-block raised bed, keep in mind that the blocks are heavy. They usually weigh 20 to 40 pounds apiece, so hauling them around is hard work.

Concrete interlocking blocks have some advantages over wood for making raised beds. First, they don't rot. Also, they can be dismantled and moved, the container's shape changed or deepened. You ...

Concrete vs Wood Wooden raised beds look great on Day One. By Day 1,000? Not so much. Ruth’s original garden frame eventually gave up, likely bowing out in a war against moisture, bugs, and time.

The book details Gillespie's methods and reasons for building raised beds with concrete blocks, but it's also a basic gardening guide. ``Cinder Block Gardens'' contains such information as ...

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 ...

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.

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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.