In this video, I show you how to fix and stop the sides of a Birdies metal raised garden bed from caving inwards.
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What if a galvanized tube was placed around the all thread, to stop it from bending
Wouldn’t a metal/steel plate with drilled holes for the support work better than a hard wood beam?
I bought Galvanized Steel from a guy. This is my half-hearted bullshit towards saving face since I recommended this bullshit.
It’s a weird place to be when a Canadian wants to Curb-Stomp an Australian.
Just ordered a dozen of these based on your recommendation, and using your discount code. Thanks mate, we are very excited to start growing our own veges again. I appreciate the tip on the fix, I will do that before we add any soil.
I'm wondering… if you place 2 plywood sheets, on each side of the braces, and fill the braces with concrete then the braces can keeps the sides in tension and the concrete helps with compression. This way, you will never have to fix them in the future.
Side note, I still think concrete and blocks is best
Those things cost a fortune! They ought to do everything but make you a cup of tea, without collapsing – in either direction.. My £30 raised beds are just as flimsy – but not as tall, so they don't bow out or fall in..
Why use a raised garden bed and not just dig a hole?
I live on the Florida coast with a lot of sandy soil and mites in the soil. Can't seem to grow any vegetables. What can I do to fix it?
Regular digging in the raised bed with a shovel would probably hit those lightweight bars and bend them downward too wouldn't it?
30years ago you never saw a child with autism now we have classes at school for them I think it's because of the chemicals in food one meat co was using imbombing fluid to keep their meat pink you have to read labels
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Hope u see this u should put all ur videos on dvd wait nevermnd my age is showing. What i mean is make ur videos availble for sale off youtube so ur viewers have access to ur info without the internet. Im learning alot thanks for putting ur stuff out
Hope u see this u should put all ur videos on dvd wait nevermnd my age is showing. What i mean is make ur videos availble for sale off youtube so ur viewers have access to ur info without the internet. Im learning alot thanks for putting ur stuff out
Thank you for posting this! We just set up outlook beds a few months ago, and noticed a slight bluging in the beds, we were able to remedy it quickly before out planting season started! Thank you again
Love the channel… but in all seriousness… you ARE saying "mulch" incorrectly. Even with an Aussie accent, the last two letters are "ch", not "sh". It's NOT "mulsh". It's "MULCH". CHOO CHOO like a train. Not SHOO SHOO like you say to bugs or pests.
I bought one of these beds after binging your videos. This is great to know since I will now be implementing this from the beginning.
what ratio or blood and bone meal do you use in your raised beds?
The wood will rot, a permanent fix would be to tac-weld a post with a devils fork at the end in the middle so it could never happen again. another would be in addition to the first part add locking nuts in the inside so it cant more, but before you do, cut a 5-6 inch additional piece of the corrugated stuff to put on the inside so it cant push or rip a hole through the area where the bar went through to double wall the area. I think all that together would equal a 100% fix.
Hi! I'm thinking of buying one of these type beds. Do they rust? We get snow and high heat. Thank you.
i say rip the metal out of there and leave it as it is!
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Why don't you just make one out of stone or brick. At this point it seems like maintaining it and pulling it apart is alot of work. After like 5-7 years you'll just have to dig it out. But you can then use tools or light machinery because it will be sturdy enough. Plus you won't need to maintain it like you do now.
I just bought 6 (4'X8') beds, and planned on using a potting mix in the base of the beds as I can get it for $10 a yard. Would this material in the bottom of the beds cause the caving in effect? I don't have the log, or wood material to use for the base you are using. Hopefully I can plan to fill them in the beginning BEFORE this happens. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. I live in SW Florida zone 10a.
I really enjoy these videos.
It's certainly a design issue, or more precisely a cost issue. We're building our own from recycled materials. For bracing we use angle iron, much stronger. The angle iron is from old style pallet racking system, so quite cheap.