This raised bed garden plan video is perfect for a school garden project, or for building raised beds on a concrete or asphalt playground. This kind of raised bed is also good for raised beds on top of contaminated soil. This self contained raised bed is a plywood box supported by concrete blocks, a plastic liner keeps moisture away from the wooden sides of the raised bed.
I saw this raised bed at a Whole Foods in St Louis, MO. I like the simple design of the raised bed, one can build it with a few tools and a saw. This kind of bed would be great for a school that wants to build a garden in a playground or parking lot. You don’t have to dig up anything, just build these raised beds and drop in the soil. If you have soil contamination in your yard, yet you want a vegetable garden, this design will work for you. ( we have another video coming up about gardening in or on contaminated soil, join our email list to be alerted to that video post )
This design uses treated plywood for longevity, and the treated plywood is kept separate from the garden soil by a plastic liner. The raised bed is supported by concrete footers that are usually used to build decks. Holes are drilled through the liner and plywood for drainage.
This kind of container gardening requires one to pay attention to the moisture level of the garden soil in the raised bed. This soil will dry out faster than the surrounding earth. I think a soaker hose drip irrigation system – drip irrigation video here – would work great for this bed.
What kind of raised beds do you have? ? Questions, Comments? please let us know below:
RayinPenn
You would be better off with tomatoes. Consumption does not make you hungry or permanentlt stupid.
L.T.Fortune
How be is the lake the dogs swim in?
L.T.Fortune
Can’t spell. How big is the lake the dog’s swim in?
Eric Gunnar Rochow
its probably about 2 acres, not big, but fun! thx, eric.
Norman
Very nice raised bed. It is a nice project to conduct, but we need if possible the measurements and the wood used that would be hold the weight and the moisture. Can you please draw a plan with measurements and instruction how to make it. thanks
Michelle Tan
Our school is planning to do a vegetable garden in line with our Environmental Science class for Grade 2-4. I know that there aresimple raised beds taht can be bought from Home Depot (wood) and Lowes (part plastic). Because we are renting from a church facility and maintaining the grassy area is a concern, I came across your website talking about Raised Beds on school yards or concrete. I thought that is a good idea this way, we don’t have to bother too much about the grass maintenance after the project at the end of the school year.
This is how I would imagine it to be based on your video. Please correct me if I am wrong. Get a plywood cut into the size of the raised bed. Either a 4 ft x 4 ft or 4 ft x 8 ft. Mount it on the the wooden raised bed bought from Home Depot. Buy cement blocks to elevate the raised bed from the ground. Put some holes on the plywood (WHAT IS THE ADVICE DISTANCE OF EVERY HOLE AND AT WHAT SIZE?).
Place a plastic lining on the plywood and put the soil. And that’s it?
Is there a special plastic lining needed for the raised bed? Or Huge garbage bag cut in 1 layer is good enough?
Looking forward to hearing back from you very soon.
This project as to start next week. Thanks so much.