The same premise, but better quality. Building raised beds at an
inexpensive cost, so you can grow more food for your family withot
spending an arm and a leg. These beds are quick, simple to build, and
great for beginners as well as advanced gardeners. I hope yu will like
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What is the exact drill you are using?
I know this is an old video but I saw it recently and was so excited to get started! I picked up all the wood… total $31.67/bed including taxes & screws & the best part… is done! My 12-year old put it all together for me (I helped hold wood in place for easier drilling)
Love the vids! Best garden channel on YT! Do u recommend filling the bed ahead of time, before planting it? My structure is ready but my seedlings aren’t. Should I go ahead and let it be filled and empty? Thanks!
How do you treat it so it doesn’t rot
A hammer drill
my grass is brown in july because I have rocky soil. Raised beds are better for me so I don't have to pull out all the rocks.
I am surprised more people from 2020 are not here.
i tell you whut – hank hill
Greatness!
Someone recommended I paint my boxes to stave off rot with the untreated scrap lumber I used for my first box….now I’m wondering if that is actually safe? Prob not.
Thanks for this video! I always thought a trip to the hardware store would be pricey and you absolutely had to use treated lumber. Where I’m at in Florida the soil is just fine, but with a toddler and two large dogs, it’s tricky to grow straight into the ground. This will do the trick I think!
Not for nothing but that is an 1/4" impact driver
Plants and Veggies love clay soil, endless supply of water and moisture
Its been 5 years now. How have the raised beds held up? I'm wondering, because the beds I built out of pine 2×10 have rotted away in 3 years and will have to be replaced. I'm n northern Alabama, so that may play a role in it too. Thanks, for the helpful videos!
To make it true to its square footage, make one of the sides 3 inches longer to compensate for the with of the 2×10.
Well lets say – you are a gardening man and not a crafts man. That´s okay. You are appriciated with that, because you are feeding us newbees with valuable information. But don´t sell us crab as shrimp. Everything is fine with your screwer – as it is fine with my Bosch-Screwer – but Screws don´t need to be screaming while beeing screewed. That always shows me, that something isn´t right. Although I pilot-drill a hole before I screw it. Maybe a little hint. From a wood guy to a gardner. Maybe this only time from my to your direction. Maybe you are wise enough to learn from others. Maybe not. I consume your videos anyway.
Teach us how to make one on a hill
i treat my wood with RV antifreeze to keep the wood from absorbing moisture and it is non toxic
Find all the information you need on the Stodoys website.
For two raised beds:
•2”x10”x8’ Boards (length) (4 boards)
•2”x10”x12’ boards (cut into 3 sections) (for the width) (2 boards)
• 3” galvanized deck screws box
+Put end board on inside of side boards (doing it that way will allow you to take advantage of the full square footage).
+Put 4 screws in each corner
+Fill with compost
You put the board ends on the inside meaning you lost 2 inches.
I used treated 2×10 lumber,which these days is proven much safer than arsenic treated lumber before the year 2000. I also, nail in a single run of 10" galvanized steel roof flashing onto the side of the board facing the dirt. Bend the extra 1/2 inch of flashing over the bottom of the 2×10 (which is actually 1.5×9.5). This will prevent the board from rotting and drastically reduce any treated chemicals leeching into the soil.My bracing posts in the corners and in the middle are 2×4 cedar. I also sit my boards on paver blocks, going all around the bed to keep them off the ground. The bed will last 2-3 longer than non treated, non cedar wood.
What brand and kind of drill are you using? What’s the difference between it and a regular drill?
2 points
1. They way you screwed the boards together at 6:29 is actually stronger. Screws have VERY high pull out resistance but pretty low sheer strength. Since the longer board would have more weight pushing on it, its better to orient the boards the way you did since the screws are stronger that way.
2. 8:50 If you have Bermuda grass or another hardy grass/weed, such as Dallas grass, put cardboard or newspaper mulching down. I've had the green part of the Bermuda die, but the root would grow right up through because of the nutrients. Bermuda grass is really hardy.
Could you please list what I need to buy from Home Depot. I got the galvanized deck screws and the drill. For the wood what should I buy?
Our native soil is ok. I bought 6 inch boards. Should I take them back for 10 inch boards?
I knew I had to search up this vid. Was just going to build some with cedar and I was gonna cancel my veg garden project
MIgardener for the win! Thank you Thank you for this vid.
That drill might be alright, but if it ain’t yellow, it ain’t the best!
2x10x8 untreated pine wood