I used cinder blocks to make a raised flower bed. I dry laid them on the edge of the area I wanted to make the bed. First dig out the grass in the area you want to put the blocks, make sure it is level and tamped down. I then put newspaper in the ditch to prevent weeds from growing up through the blocks. Then you place the blocks like you were laying a wall so that the upper level of block seems don't match up with the lower block seams. I only went two levels of blocks and didn't put any stakes in the blocks and over the years mine of titled some so I wished I had put my fence stakes through them in the beginning. Then they would have stayed straighter and I could have my fence (chicken wire) across the top to keep the critters out. I put dirt up to the top of the first cinder block row, planted my plants and then put mulch on top. Each year as I start the garden for a new season I put down new mulch. It has worked great.
I have a large Butcher block from family store which is very old and very heavy. Hate to get rid of it, but would love to have some useful idea to use it. There is no...
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I love rusty junk. So when I saw this bucket at a yard sale I liked it too much to pass it up. The question now is, what do I do with it? My only thought is to turn i...
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Does anyone have any ideas of things to do with empty cat litter plastic buckets? I did take a foam square and covered the bucket and foam with fabric to make a quick...
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We now live in a rural area with no trash pickup. I am separating our trash and doing what I can to compost, feed the chickens, burn or store to take to the dump. I...
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I used cinder blocks to make a raised flower bed. I dry laid them on the edge of the area I wanted to make the bed. First dig out the grass in the area you want to put the blocks, make sure it is level and tamped down. I then put newspaper in the ditch to prevent weeds from growing up through the blocks. Then you place the blocks like you were laying a wall so that the upper level of block seems don't match up with the lower block seams. I only went two levels of blocks and didn't put any stakes in the blocks and over the years mine of titled some so I wished I had put my fence stakes through them in the beginning. Then they would have stayed straighter and I could have my fence (chicken wire) across the top to keep the critters out. I put dirt up to the top of the first cinder block row, planted my plants and then put mulch on top. Each year as I start the garden for a new season I put down new mulch. It has worked great.