Can I make a raised bed garden with cinder blocks?
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Gardening Day 1 was spent making this raised bed, and prepping the area for planting. It’s not directly in front of our apartment, but it’s a great spot for sun, and it’s well off the street.
Question by David M: Can I make a raised bed garden with cinder blocks?
Concrete leaches alkali material when it gets wet. Do I need to take any precautions in order to grow vegetables (tomato, pepper, bean) to keep the soil pH from getting too high?
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3 Responses to Can I make a raised bed garden with cinder blocks?
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i dont think so, try hiring a cheap but good gardener
tune8me8in
February 13, 2012 at 11:40 am
My garden is made with cinder blocks. Just get a soil test every year and then you’ll know how the soil is doing and what to add to it to improve it. But cinderblocks have worked great for my garden – and have been working great for 80 years since my great grandpa built the garden! Good luck and happy gardening.
Carol
February 13, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Just don’t plant acid loving plants next to the blocks, or use a pine bark mulch to neutralize the alkali from the blocks.
Charlie F
February 13, 2012 at 1:18 pm