HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE DIY RAISED BED IN 5 EASY STEPS - NO TOOLS REQUIRED!

The raised garden bed in this video is 2 feet wide by 8 feet long and is just over 11 inches tall, only requires two materials and NO TOOLS!!! Check out the Raised Beds playlist for more garden bed ideas: tinyurl.com/easyraisedbeds
Thanks to ​⁠@GrowFamilyNetwork for introducing me and thousands of others to this raised bed option!
00:00 Intro
00:48 Step 1: Size
01:03 Step 2: Location
01:47 Step 3: Supplies
02:18 Step 4: Layout
02:44 Step 5: Assemble
05:27 Options
07:06 How much did it cost?
08:03 Outro
All items featured in this video were purchased from Lowe’s
Materials List
- 5 boards of 2x6x8 natural pine lumber
- 8 concrete retaining wall blocks
Additional materials you may decide to use include:
- shovel and level to ensure the location is flat
- rebar to reinforce the blocks
- weatherproofing material for the boards, such as linseed oil
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About Me
Welcome to Evie’s Acres! As a budget-conscious, homeschooling mom of a teenage boy and an avid DIYer with a 9 to 5 job, my goal is to inspire you to explore the possibilities of growing and raising your own food right where you are.
Follow our journey as we raise chickens, rabbits, and other animals, establish a food forest, homeschool, and revive our 60-plus-year-old home and homestead in Northeast Tennessee.
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Music in This Video
Good Dream by Muspace Lodi (CapCut)
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[@melissan5025]

I really like this. I love the options for raised beds

[@containingmygarden]

Nice, yes they are the easy ones.

[@robfur]

that was a very easy garden . great job👍👍

[@chris109]

Thank you so so much!!!

[@EviesAcres]

You are quite welcome!

[@melissan5025]

We did it. We made 2 & connected them like Legos. It was so easy & cost a little less. We bought the size of lumber that we wanted 2x6x4.

[@EviesAcres]

That’s wonderful! Happy gardening! 😊🌱

[@jackiblair7932]

Hi Evie…..your video is spot on for me. I’m retired. I’ve never gardened before. Recently I’ve been working on cleaning out flower beds and planting new plants. What a job! But I’m enjoying it. Glad to stumble onto your video. Now for my question: I’ve got an 8’ wide strip of yard on one side of my house that doesn’t get used. It’s about 20’ long. The previous owner covered this area with pea rock over landscaping cloth. I’ve been considering what to do there. Most recently I’m thinking about raised beds. I like yours very much. Especially since I’m doing this project by myself. I really don’t like the pea gravel but reeeally don’t want to deal with getting rid of it. I know I’m long winded….. So, do you think I can construct this on top of the existing gravel. Do I need another layer of landscape cloth on top of the gravel? Thanks in advance. Oh, by the way, your property is lovely. Jacki

[@EviesAcres]

Hi Jacki! I am totally with you on not wanting to deal with the pea gravel! Yes, you can certainly assemble a raised bed over the pea gravel and I recommend placing landscape fabric over it before setting up the raised beds because it will 1) prevent soil from packing in among the pea gravel 2) protect the soil and root system of your plants from the gravel, and 3) yet be permeable, allowing excess water to drain through to the pea gravel layer to reduce the chances of root rot. Happy gardening! 🌱

[@richardgunter4677]

Thanks for this easy raised bed construction. My concern would be nothing connecting upper and lower sections and would sections may not stay put? Using 2*12 would keep the blocks together.

[@EviesAcres]

You’re welcome! I considered using 2x12 but ended up using 2x6s because 2 of them were less expensive than the equivalent 2x12 at the time. The blocks are quite sturdy and will keep the boards in place, especially when the raised bed length is 4-6 feet. Since ours are 8 feet I’ll likely add bracing in the middle on each side using scrap 2x4s at some point. Thanks for your comment!