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cinder block gardening
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Christine J
(IC: homeowner)
I wanted to plant without digging up the ground and this is a great way to grow your climbing vegetables. I will fill the bottom of each hole in the cinder block with about 1 to 2 inches of loose stone to help with drainage. Then I will fill with dirt and compost and plant my seeds. This method is very easy. It also helps you keep in control of weeds...
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Published April 10th, 2013 2:31 PM
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A on Jan 02, 2017Concrete blocks are useful (and cheap) for so many things. I like using them in the garden. When we decided to redo the border on my back garden beds, and wanted something more permanent, we decided to build the "great" wall. We started with concrete blocks as the base and then stucco around them. It was a lengthy process to get the curve, etc. that I wanted. I also wanted "turrets" in the great wall, do we stacked two single blocks to serve as both the turrets and planters in the wall. Here's a pic of part of the wall.
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Brigitte Frank on Mar 05, 2017Cinder blocks leach chemicals, so don't use it for edible plants.
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