About 3 years ago I had 4 cinder blocks in my yard I used to raise the wood for stacking. I used up all the wood, and turned them into planters for the summer. When fall comes, and I order my wood for the winters, I just stack up the wood on them. It’s worked out nicely!
I love the preparation you took making this bed. That thing will last for ever. The extra time and money you put into it will pay off big time over the years. Great job. I also love the chipmunk voice over work. Gotta keep Chip and Dale working.
Thank you very much! My brother and I looked at different materials to build his raised bed and he settled on the cinder blocks. He has already talked about expanding into a new raised bed. 😆 our voices very chipmunk 🐿 like.
No problem, hope it helps. I would definitely consider hardware cloth to put on the bottom to avoid moles and voles from digging under your bed. Well if you have any digging pests. It’s another expense but it does a great job. Good thing with this setup is you can use the holes in the cinder blocks as mini planters. We did not because this is at my brother’s house in Virginia and he has Bermuda grass and it grows wild and crazy. Any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
Great idea, using the blocks, ( light & easy to handle), & so good that these can be dismantled & moved to another position if you want to. I will try this in my garden in SW France. Thank you for sharing !
Thank you, one of the best parts for us is the blocks won’t rot like wood. So this should last for many, many, years. Numerous people also suggested planting herbs or flowers in the holes of the blocks. I wish you the best of luck!
I just want to start by saying that the resolution quality of this video is phenomenal! Makes things even more interesting. Great video overall. Thanks for sharing, Rick! Cool project.
Thanks Adrian, it was a crazy two days. I even recorded on my GoPro too from a different angle. The new camera I recorded 116 minutes and around 2 hours on the GoPro. Problem is on my phone I could not get everything downloaded. So I will have part 2 / day 2 coming by next week when we fill it.
I prefer to line the entire bottom with the cap blocks. The wire clothe will rot after a few years and the critters will get in. The blocks won't rot and they are not water tight so drainage is not a problem.
Hey Rick. That is a great informative video. I'm hoping that one day we will be able to move to house where I can have a raised bed garden. Looking forward to seeing move videos from you.
I got a load of these hollow concrete blocks when I bought my house They are very heavy and strong but if I bought any new blocks would just buy the lightweight cinder.blocks. We call them Thermalite blocks in the UK. The hollow blocks are twice as wide and good where you may need to add rebar on say a retaining wall and you can soften the look with small herbs in soil in the holes if no timber to be included
Rob, thanks for the heads up on the lighter blocks. My brother wants to expand already. With this project we doubled his growing space and he realizes it still not enough space. I will research if he has these blocks in his area. 👍
I like your bed better than mine, I plant marigolds in ALL the pockets of the blocks, critters hate the smell. The other thing I did but will correct is that my bed is too wide, in my opinion 48 inches is too much.
Thanks Mike! I will let my brother know about the marigolds. He has voles, that’s why we put the hardware cloth underneath the bed. We put the paver blocks under the blocks because he has Bermuda grass and it grows crazy. The blocks should be 16” long so taking one out should make the bed around 32” wide. Have a great day Mike.
Great video. I am new to living here in Virginia. And I really hope this isn't going to be an entirely ridiculous question. But I am planning a new very large cinder block garden bed construction. I recently saw a new (to me) concrete product on the market. That I'm hoping will help make this process a lot easier. So would you happen to know anything about self leveling concrete? Can it be used in an outdoor application like this? If so, wouldn't that make this process so much easier? By using that, instead of painstakingly using all those base blocks to level? Could you just dug out the same base area dimensions. Then simply pour a layer of (appropriately prepared) self leveling concrete to height. Would love anyone's thoughts on if that is in any way possible.
Thanks for the great question. I am not sure about using the self leveling concrete. I would say that would be a great solution to digging and leveling the ground, I just don’t know if anything can leach out of that material. I will have to research it a bit, I will hopefully respond here in about a week. I will reach out to the master gardeners here in Delaware to see if they have any thoughts on it.
You guys did a lot of hard work unnecessarily I laid my blocks down in the pattern and I went back and I adjusted the few that were not level.. it was much easier
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin yes it was they had to deliver from out of state. I guess someone broke in and stold the delivery truck. So now it's all from IL and I want a mold I'll just make my own.
Great question, the size is 4’x16’ and 64 cinder blocks (stacked 2 high). This is sandy soil so that is why we went 2 high. You could make a single layer and it would be 32. One recommendation would be adding hardware cloth to the bottom like we did if you have moles or voles in your area. They burrow under the bed and eat the roots and kill your plants. Thank you for asking, have a great day.
Hardware cloth can be a little expensive, I used the extra for other projects. Built a sieve with extra wood from another project. Thanks for asking, have a good night. 😁
No I haven’t, thanks for asking. My brother built the first two raised beds the season before. I noticed they were in line with each other, I asked him how he lined them up and he said he just eyeballed it.
This is at my brothers garden bed, he has kale, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, beans, peas, carrots, turnips, beets, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini, and squash. He has harvested some of the greens root vegetables to plant the peppers, tomatoes, squash and zucchini.
Thanks for letting me know. These are actually concrete blocks. They can leach lime into the soil over time. So my brother will be performing yearly soil tests. Thanks again.
That's a shame that the would not line up properly, the blocks I used were 8"x8"x16" Did you still try to use them, or did you do a raised garden bed another way?
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin yea i still used them, on one side one of the blocks was left overhanging and on the other side i happened to have a 6×8×6 block and used it there, so it worked out. This bed was built right at the property line and the overhang piece is on the side you cant see or accidently bump into.
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About 3 years ago I had 4 cinder blocks in my yard I used to raise the wood for stacking. I used up all the wood, and turned them into planters for the summer. When fall comes, and I order my wood for the winters, I just stack up the wood on them. It’s worked out nicely!
Good idea using them as a planter, I like being able to use an item multiple ways
Love the FUNCLE shirt! LOL!
Haha thanks, first time wearing it got to meet my niece for the first time this weekend.
I love the preparation you took making this bed. That thing will last for ever. The extra time and money you put into it will pay off big time over the years. Great job. I also love the chipmunk voice over work. Gotta keep Chip and Dale working.
Thank you very much! My brother and I looked at different materials to build his raised bed and he settled on the cinder blocks. He has already talked about expanding into a new raised bed. 😆 our voices very chipmunk 🐿 like.
Funcle!!! You are crushing it man. I’m a fan of the time lapse, nice work. Great instructions as well
I try to show all the aspects of the work. Thanks my brother is always telling me explain what your doing (he is just getting in to gardening) 😁
Love how that was done
Thank you very much!
Good tutorial, & you even put down hardware cloth which hopefully will slow down the voles & moles.
Thank you, I did see vole trails in the yard. So the hardware cloth was a must.
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Love using cinder blocks for beds. Perfect little spaces for herbs or marigolds and nasturtiums.
I gave my brother a few flowers and herbs. The holes in the cinder block do give an extra place to grow. 😁
Really nice job! I like these ideas….
Thank you!
I love this garden beds
This was a nice project and has grown a lot of food. Thanks for watching 😁
Excellent informative video!
Thank you very much!
Rick, you have inspired me with this video! This cinderblock raised garden bed is a dream!
Thanks Brooke! Glad you are inspired. Any questions if you build it don’t hesitate to ask. Send me an email or comment back on video.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin TY!!
More hidden talents there buddy. Great job.
Thanks Scott, glad it warming up a bit to finally get outside and get back in the garden.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin it’s good the better weather is here buddy.
Great job thanks for sharing I've been thinking about building one.
No problem, hope it helps. I would definitely consider hardware cloth to put on the bottom to avoid moles and voles from digging under your bed. Well if you have any digging pests. It’s another expense but it does a great job. Good thing with this setup is you can use the holes in the cinder blocks as mini planters. We did not because this is at my brother’s house in Virginia and he has Bermuda grass and it grows wild and crazy. Any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin Thanks I appreciate it.
Great idea, using the blocks, ( light & easy to handle), & so good that these can be dismantled & moved to another position if you want to. I will try this in my garden in SW France. Thank you for sharing !
Thank you, one of the best parts for us is the blocks won’t rot like wood. So this should last for many, many, years. Numerous people also suggested planting herbs or flowers in the holes of the blocks. I wish you the best of luck!
Jazzy timelapse 🎵 and fantastic work making those beds🌱
Haha thanks, he should have plenty of growing space now. 😃
Rockin' the FUNCLE shirt mate 😀! Epic work with the garden bed mate! Looks epic! Well done 🎶👏😀
Thanks Angel, got to meet my niece for the first time during this trip 😁
great video
Thank you
I just want to start by saying that the resolution quality of this video is phenomenal! Makes things even more interesting. Great video overall. Thanks for sharing, Rick! Cool project.
Thanks Adrian, it was a crazy two days. I even recorded on my GoPro too from a different angle. The new camera I recorded 116 minutes and around 2 hours on the GoPro. Problem is on my phone I could not get everything downloaded. So I will have part 2 / day 2 coming by next week when we fill it.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin sweet! Looking forward to man
Wow. I was thinking if using those kind of blocks in my garden.
Cinder blocks make a great garden bed. Plus you don’t need to worry about it eventually rotting like wood.
Wowza!! That garden bed is massive 😯😱 Great job 👏
Thanks it took us about 11-12 hours over 2 days. It really turned out great. 😁
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin It was worth it :))
I prefer to line the entire bottom with the cap blocks. The wire clothe will rot after a few years and the critters will get in. The blocks won't rot and they are not water tight so drainage is not a problem.
That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for sharing and that would help out with keeping the voles out of the garden area.
Awesome . I like how to do it now.
Glad to help. 😁
Hey Rick. That is a great informative video. I'm hoping that one day we will be able to move to house where I can have a raised bed garden. Looking forward to seeing move videos from you.
That for stopping by and checking out the video. Glad we were able to find each other with a little help from Ernie 😁
oh yea , I like that a lot nicer, we do the same hardware cloth to keep out those moles ,
Last year I seen some vole damage in his yard. So I knew the hardware cloth would be a must.
Quality is amazing buddy! Keep up the work!
Thank you, it was good seeing you tonight.
They look awesome! Great job!!!
Thanks, we built it up day 1 and filled it day 2. He should be good to go now
Great job 👍
Thanks for checking out the video 😁
Welcome 😊
Awesome idea!!!!!! Love the music 🎶
Thanks, figured the music is better than no sound or sounding like chipmunks.
I got a load of these hollow concrete blocks when I bought my house They are very heavy and strong but if I bought any new blocks would just buy the lightweight cinder.blocks. We call them Thermalite blocks in the UK. The hollow blocks are twice as wide and good where you may need to add rebar on say a retaining wall and you can soften the look with small herbs in soil in the holes if no timber to be included
Rob, thanks for the heads up on the lighter blocks. My brother wants to expand already. With this project we doubled his growing space and he realizes it still not enough space.
I will research if he has these blocks in his area. 👍
Awesome video man 😎
Thank you 😁
with the price of lumber right now this is more affordable, and actually this will probably last forever too!
You are absolutely correct Amanda. Lumber is outrageous, and hopefully it last for a very long time. Thanks for watching!
I like your bed better than mine, I plant marigolds in ALL the pockets of the blocks, critters hate the smell. The other thing I did but will correct is that my bed is too wide, in my opinion 48 inches is too much.
Thanks Mike! I will let my brother know about the marigolds. He has voles, that’s why we put the hardware cloth underneath the bed. We put the paver blocks under the blocks because he has Bermuda grass and it grows crazy. The blocks should be 16” long so taking one out should make the bed around 32” wide. Have a great day Mike.
I get motion sickness watching a video like this !
Darn, sorry to hear that. Hope you didn’t have any issues.
Hey. New sub. Came over from Ernie Hatmaker’s shoutout.
Great thank you for subscribing. I really like Ernie and Ed they are great people. 👍
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin They are! They live kinda close to us and have visited. Great people.
Great video. I am new to living here in Virginia. And I really hope this isn't going to be an entirely ridiculous question. But I am planning a new very large cinder block garden bed construction. I recently saw a new (to me) concrete product on the market. That I'm hoping will help make this process a lot easier. So would you happen to know anything about self leveling concrete? Can it be used in an outdoor application like this? If so, wouldn't that make this process so much easier? By using that, instead of painstakingly using all those base blocks to level? Could you just dug out the same base area dimensions. Then simply pour a layer of (appropriately prepared) self leveling concrete to height. Would love anyone's thoughts on if that is in any way possible.
Thanks for the great question. I am not sure about using the self leveling concrete. I would say that would be a great solution to digging and leveling the ground, I just don’t know if anything can leach out of that material. I will have to research it a bit, I will hopefully respond here in about a week. I will reach out to the master gardeners here in Delaware to see if they have any thoughts on it.
nice
Thank you
You guys did a lot of hard work unnecessarily I laid my blocks down in the pattern and I went back and I adjusted the few that were not level.. it was much easier
That definitely sounds easier. How high did you go?
Where are you finding cinder blocks these days ?
Good question, these were purchase at Lowe’s. But that was close to 3 years ago
You could have made 2 of them for the amount of brick you have only need 1 lay of brick.
True, I talked my brother out of trying to make them 3 blocks high.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin I only used 1 layer because I paid over 250$ for 50 of them.
@@-dos.ghost-8856 wow did that include delivery? Around me they are $2.38 a piece.
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin yes it was they had to deliver from out of state. I guess someone broke in and stold the delivery truck. So now it's all from IL and I want a mold I'll just make my own.
@@-dos.ghost-8856 being able to make your own would be pretty cool.
What is the size of ur garden and how many cinder blocks did u use
Great question, the size is 4’x16’ and 64 cinder blocks (stacked 2 high). This is sandy soil so that is why we went 2 high. You could make a single layer and it would be 32. One recommendation would be adding hardware cloth to the bottom like we did if you have moles or voles in your area. They burrow under the bed and eat the roots and kill your plants. Thank you for asking, have a great day.
Why cut the chicken wire? Should’ve started from the other end and overlapped in the middle 🤦♀️
Hardware cloth can be a little expensive, I used the extra for other projects. Built a sieve with extra wood from another project. Thanks for asking, have a good night. 😁
Have you ever used a string line?
No I haven’t, thanks for asking. My brother built the first two raised beds the season before. I noticed they were in line with each other, I asked him how he lined them up and he said he just eyeballed it.
that's pretty neat .Can You build me one ..
Sure if you have the material. We can make it happen.
What are you growing?
This is at my brothers garden bed, he has kale, lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, beans, peas, carrots, turnips, beets, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini, and squash. He has harvested some of the greens root vegetables to plant the peppers, tomatoes, squash and zucchini.
Probably best not to grow edible plants in these gardens though due to chemicals that could leak out of the cinderblock
Thanks for letting me know. These are actually concrete blocks. They can leach lime into the soil over time. So my brother will be performing yearly soil tests. Thanks again.
Isn't lime beneficial to some crops?
I used the 6"×8"×16" blocks and couldnt match em up lol.
That's a shame that the would not line up properly, the blocks I used were 8"x8"x16"
Did you still try to use them, or did you do a raised garden bed another way?
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin yea i still used them, on one side one of the blocks was left overhanging and on the other side i happened to have a 6×8×6 block and used it there, so it worked out. This bed was built right at the property line and the overhang piece is on the side you cant see or accidently bump into.
@@LAAM619 glad you were able to use it and make it work. 👍
That's a nice garden bed!! Hi there! New friend coming over from Ernie Hatmaker's channel where you got a nice shout-out today. Hope you come over and visit me, too! Take care now!!
Thank you for coming over from Ernie’s channel and thanks for checking out my video. 👍
It’s a simple raise bed bro stop acting like ur so skill , u did not cement them in
Thank you for your inspirational and thoughtful comment. Have a great day 😁