• Start Here
  • Simple Living
    • Homemaking
      • Cleaning & Organization
      • Food Preservation
      • Recipes
    • Budgeting & Money Management
    • Urban Homesteading
      • Gardening
      • Small Livestock
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • DIY
    • Frugal Living
    • Family & Relationships
      • Marriage
      • Family
      • Friends
  • Self Improvement
    • Healthy Living
      • Diet
      • Health Issues
      • Mental Well-Being
        • Self Care
      • Natural Health
    • Faith & Inspiration
  • Blogging for Beginners
  • Free Resource Library
  • Making It Home Shop
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Making It Home

Nurturing a Simpler, Happier, Healthier Home Life

  • Simple Living
    • Homemaking
      • Cleaning & Organization
      • Food Preservation
      • Recipes
    • Family & Relationships
      • Marriage
      • Family
      • Friends
    • Frugal Living
    • Urban Homesteading
      • Gardening
      • Small Livestock
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • DIY
  • Self Improvement
    • Diet
    • Self Care
    • Healthy Living
      • Natural Health
      • Health Issues
    • Mental Well-Being
    • Faith & Inspiration
  • Blogging for Beginners
  • Making It Home Shop

in Urban Homesteading· DIY· Gardening

Insanely Easy Raised Garden Bed

Sharing is caring!

772shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
Cheap & Easy Raised Garden Bed

Garden Season Is Here

My wife and I enjoy when spring comes around and we can start getting our garden ready for all that delicious food. From the novice gardener to the advance, there is always a simple way to get the garden area set up.  Though it can be a lot of work, I am here to tell you it doesn’t have to be.

Usually, the method here at our home is to plant in the ground. This year we decided to expand our garden space. To do so we needed to put in a low raised bed. That way there is less work and headache of mowing or weed-eating around the garden. What we came up with was so insanely easy to design and build that it only took one person to do it. Not only that, there are so many options for this design. You can change the height or expand it just as smoothly as counting one, two, three… Done!

No Nails or Screws Necessary

Before we get started on the design. Let me explain what makes this raised bed so simple.

Oldcastle Planter Wall Block
Oldcastle Planter Block

This is the Oldcastle planter wall block. You can get it at your local Home Depot and with it, you do not need any nails or screws to build your raised bed.

To kickoff designing the bed we need some measurements:

  • The area we will be putting the garden in; as an example, I’ll use a simple 15ft square area with four partitions.
  • Also, two measurements from the block. shown in the picture below.
Measuring the blocks to build super easy raised bed. Insanely easy raised garden bed

Now its time do a little mathematics…

Crunching Numbers

With the measurements we got above, we are one step closer to getting our desired length for the lumber. To do this there involves a little number crunching…

We know that there are three blocks and two boards that need to fit in the 15ft space. Therefore, to get the length of the boards we need to subtract 6 1/4in. per corner block and 4 3/4in. for the middle of the total length. Then divide that number by 2. For example:

  • 15ft = 180in.
  • 6 1/4in. x 2 = 12 1/2in. + 4 3/4in. = 17 1/4in.
  • 180in. – 17 1/4in. = 162 3/4in. / 2 = 81 3/8

Finally, we have a measurement for the length of our boards and can get started making some man-glitter…

Materials Needed

  • 9 – Oldcastle planter wall blocks
  • 12 – 2″x6″x(desired length)
  • 12 – 2″x2″x12″ stakes
  • gravel or sand

Tools Used

  • Chop saw, circular saw, or hand saw
  • Shovel
  • Guidelines (rope or string)
  • 4 – stakes for guidelines
  • Hammer

Piecing It Together

  1. Use the shovel and gravel/sand to level out the perimeter of the garden area.
  2. Layout the guidelines on two sides of the garden so that they make a 90-degree angle.
  3. Place the first block in the corner created by the guidelines with the edges of the block rubbing them. Then go ahead and put in the two stakes in the slots facing the guidelines.
Steps 2 & 3 for building a super easy raised garden bed.
Steps 2 & 3
  • From this point its simple. Go down each guideline placing a board in a slot of the previous block.
  • Put your next block down, slide the end of the board in a slot, and line the block up to the guideline. Push the block against the end of the board to get a snug fit and put a stake in the slot facing the line.
  • Repeat step 4 & 5 for the remaining partitions along the guidelines until you reach your desired lengths.
  • Steps 4 - 6 for building a super easy raised garden bed.
    Steps 4 – 6
  • Now that you’ve created an L shaped wall, you can remove the guidelines and set them aside.
  • Place a block in the center of the garden area. Next, slide a board in the adjoining slots of that block and the two middle blocks along the sides. Give it a good push towards the opposite corner to set it tightly in place. One bed down three more to go.
  • Just as you did with the bed, work your way around to each bed. Placing the last block corner block, sliding in the adjoining boards, and giving them a push to set in place.
  • Once all four beds are together, set the remaining stakes around the perimeter of the bed so that all the block slots are used.
  • Steps 7 - 10 for building a super easy raised garden bed.
    Steps 7 – 10

    Final Product

    Ta-da! You’ve just completed the build. All that is left is to fill it with some soil and start planting your favorite veggies.

    Insanely Easy Raised Garden Bed
    Finished Raised Garden Bed
    Insanely Easy Raised Garden Bed ~Making It Home

    Filed Under: Urban Homesteading, DIY, Gardening

    « Family Meals Around The Table
    Starting a Garden Even If You Don’t Have a Green Thumb »

    Comments

    1. Alisa Kester says

      April 8 at 7:30 am

      Great idea! Love it!

      Reply
    2. Heidi says

      April 8 at 8:05 am

      This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Melissa says

      April 9 at 9:39 am

      Looks pretty easy.

      Reply

    Trackbacks

    1. Starting A Garden When You Don't Have A Green Thumb says:
      April 14 at 11:21 pm

      […] the easiest method for a beginner garden is to use a raised bed like the one Aaron talks about here, that is where I have had the most success. Raised beds provide more protection from predators and […]

      Reply
    2. Gardening Success, BTE Saved Our Garden. ~ Making It Home says:
      August 20 at 12:01 am

      […] to Eden is pretty easy and simple to set up in your garden space. In my post “Insanely Easy Raised Garden Bed” I showed a simple and easy setup for a garden bed. Actually, I had created this for our BTE […]

      Reply
    3. You Don't Need Acreage to Be a Homesteader ~ Making It Home says:
      October 8 at 8:58 pm

      […] acre. We manage just fine 1/10th of an acre by utilizing the Back to Eden Method of gardening with raised beds. We do plan on eventually upgrading to about 10 acres because we’d like to have more than […]

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Aaron

    I am husband to Barb and a father to an amazing daughter. Like Barb, I have an intense love for learning new things. In my spare time, I search out new hobbies and projects to make things less complicated around the house. I will be sharing my experiences and tips on all things relating to homesteading, along with the many hobbies and projects that I have done over the years. Read More…

    let’s connect

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Categories

    300x600-2

    More about Barb

    I am all about nurturing a simpler, happier, healthier home life! Share our journey and learn our secrets for a happier life. Read More…

    We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites

    Legal Stuff

        Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

    Resource Library

    • Emergency Preparedness at Home
    • Making It Home Free Resource Library

    Let’s Connect

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Looking for something?

    Copyright © 2021 · Market theme by Restored 316