STOP Building Wooden Raised Beds!! | How To Build The BEST Raised Bed For The Money!

A highly requested video, today we’re showing you how we build our raised beds! These are not your traditional wooden style raised beds. These will likely last you your lifetime. We really hope you will consider this style of raised beds for your garden if you are new at gardening or are looking to add more to your already existing garden! We hope you enjoy!
Materials you will need:
(All untreated lumber)
(2) 2 X 4 X 12
(1) 2 X 4 X 8
(2) 1 X 4 X 12
(1) 1 X 4 X 8
8 ft of outside corner side ridge flashing
20 ft of roofing tin
3 in screws
2 1/2 in screws
roofing screws
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[@grinchthe8469]

For a simple farmer, this is the best, longest lasting bed design I have ever seen on the net. Good short video.

[@harpjason208]

If anyone got on there and actually " beat him up" or talked schit, shame on them. Just a man striving to put extra healthy food on the table for his family. Hats off.

[@bloominginplace4791]

Love these, and so appreciate your research on the cost comparison. Saves me the effort of going down that rabbit hole on line. Spending a bit more today is preferable of redoing the work In a few years.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Yes, I totally agree! And I’m glad we could help you out! 👍😀

[@conegallery]

I'm very glad I watched this video. This bed is exactly what I'll be making for my garden. Thank you for your generosity of spirit teaching all of us how to better our garden experience. Much Love, *Kathy

[@40ny]

Very nice job and I love the fact that you just have to do the work once and it's done, instead of having to replace untreated wood every so often.

[@claradockery1072]

Just wanted to thank ya'll for helping Jason Crocker. With what you have going on at your farm, you were very kind to take the time to help him out. Stay Blessed, safe and healthy, from Jacksonville, Florida

[@mystakilla]

Thanks for the video, I followed your directions and had one together in under an hour and its solid and looks great! Going by the price of lumber now a days it was a pretty easy decision to go with the tin. Now I just need to do some hugelkultur and fill it up!

[@sameyamia]

Thank you for showing a more reasonable price raised garden bed . I’m new to gardening and my first two beds I used treated wood and some untreated but stained it . I was worried about rotting. The untreated was less expensive but adding the stain defeated the purpose. Thank you again and God Bless Sawyer Ridge Farm .

[@jalpa9642]

Hey y'all, I just watched you two helping Jason w/his Roof....Thanks so much...! He sent me over here and I watched your 2' raised Garden bed build.....Awesome Idea...! Then I went back and watched your version of Jason's Roof..! A lot really find it hard asking others for help, I'm the same way, but it's better than killing yourself trying to do things alone....TY..! =)

[@Exploer8591]

That's a great idea, and I have some scrap metal siding around here. I think I'll frame in the bottom to reduce the risk for potential blowouts. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@marke.1021]

Could use PVC to frame bottom and wire to hold it in..may take quite sometime to rust out.

[@gobblefunk6376]

Thanks for this simple raised bed plan, Jacob. I’ve got four 4x12 beds now and my back thanks you. Farm on!

[@WaStateWahine]

thanks for sharing! I love this. We have left over tin from our cabin roof and I was just researching raised beds. I will be making one like this.

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

5 Star video. That is pretty cool i was think about doing a bed for my onions. Thanks for the info.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Our cabin in the woods glad this video could help you out.

[@pattyprice2644]

Another great video Jacob Love the 2 ft arm span never thought of it that way Ty for sharing

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks for your support and for watching our videos! 👍

[@fredlongino6725]

Have a lot of leftover metal and have been trying to decide how to use it for raised beds this helps a lot. Thanks

[@radamest2]

This is the nicest looking metal bed I've seen. Excellent. I love the idea of the wood frame across the top and the two tone metal finish on the corners. I think I would add a small wood diagonal across at the corners to keep the whole bed square, especially while moving it. Thank you very much for sharing this.

[@truefigmandu1810]

Good video guys. Y'all sound like my kind of people. I put straw bales in the bottom of mine to save on garden soil. They compost in a couple seasons adding great organic material.

[@mr.greenjeans8323]

I had considered building some from the galvanized panels but I was going to build a 1x4 box around the top and bottom and use 2x4's in the corners but this way looks legit ..you also could cut some Dow rods into 12 inch stakes and drive the in the ground every couple feet to make sure it doesn't bow out

[@thecrooner4jc]

I'm really glad I found this video. I'll be starting my raised garden beds project tomorrow and will use this method. Thanks so much for posting !!

[@GlobalThirtyseven]

Love how you built it with what you probably just had laying around. Nice work.

[@931Stan]

One thing the reason I like watching y'all channel is because y'all work together as a husband- wife team on everything y'all do on your farm most couples when they get married the wife goes her way and the husband goes his way life is much easier when you both work together inside home or outside home to help each other out make life much easier to live keep up the good work as a loving couple and God bless you all

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Stanley thank you so much for the encouraging words.

[@joegallehgos1301]

STANLEY VINSON Yes it is more beautiful than the typical. However sometimes it works out better for some couples to work on their own side of things and help each other here and there.

[@kristiecarver6923]

This is genius!! I was just looking into raised beds n this changed my mind for using wood ... Thanks!!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Awesome! I’m glad we could help you out! 👍😀

[@wallstreethomestead5979]

Excellent design, I have been looking for a raised bed design to use to complement my wicking tubes for somethings that need more space. Definitely like the look and versatility these offer. Another great video Alex and Jacob, thank you so much for inviting us in and sharing your experience and knowledge.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! I’m glad we could help ya out! 👍😀

[@LisaWilcox]

I am going to do this. Thank you. I think also with it being 2 ft and tin, it will help keep critters like groundhogs out of my garden.

[@BlueW0lf68]

I've had back issues for many years. These raised planting beds would be perfect for me! Now I just need some land. 😁

[@JB-mf1zc]

Put one on the balcony of your condo. Lol.

[@BlueW0lf68]

@@JB-mf1zc 🤣 Sooo tempting!

[@armidaperez5360]

These are the BEST LOOKING beds I've seen on You Tube👍 I've seen a few with trillis from bed to bed I think its roots to refuse?? & papa pepper But yours is really pretty lucky sister!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Armida really glad you liked them we think they are a really good bed.

[@Rainbownites]

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing going to plan this for this year or as soon as possible

[@That_Darn_Guy]

We made two of these beds using ridge caps and the metal roofing panels thanks for the guide!!! I love them to death

[@nancyfitzsimmons7462]

Loved this idea im gonna price it where i am still have snow here but getting ready for next month have a great day !!!!!

[@The-Merchandise]

I built similar with less effort from my original replaced garage doors. Just sink 4x4 lumber is the corners, use a cutoff wheel on the door for desired length, bolt the door sectionsyo the concreted 4x4s and fill the box with a good soil. Going on 5 years with these beds now

[@calicokid7501]

Fantastic... gonna build one too... if you want extra stability at the base you could rivet the metal pieces opposite the wood. Brilliant!

[@sandrafinney535]

I am so thankful for this and your 100 can pantry shelf build as well. You really have a special gift and skill not just in planning these DIYs and working through them with plenty of research and craftsmanship but also in explaining and teaching us all how to build these awesome DIY projects too. God bless you for helping your sister and others. I love your channel and will be sharing it also.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you sandra for these encouraging words

[@dannyhughes4889]

One extra advantage of a high sided bed is that if you fill it to just enough to grow a good root system you save soil plus you still have enough space above most growing Vegetables to put a shade cloth or bug screen across it and not cramp the growing plants.

[@OffWithTheGrid]

We have a ton of left over tin! Great bed idea. We’ll have to see how this works in our area! Thanks for the great video!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks for watching! And good luck with the beds! 👍😀

[@lisafirstnamesapp4136]

Saw you guys on the Crocker site. So beautiful to folks helping out each other. The world needs more love shown like that. People helping each other!✌🏼❤️

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks so much for coming over and checking us out! 😀👍

[@shirleymoore6902]

Another great video & just in time for making my raised beds & so much easier on the back too! So inspired by all your videos on things to do around the homestead love your channel❤

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you so much! Glad we could help you out! 👍

[@trickydicky78s3]

To Treat the timber? Burn it, scorch the surface all the way around, brush off after burning. then if you added an oil ,that wood will last for decades :)

[@hamadilawson4396]

It's an Japanese technique. Shou sugi ban.

[@antoniiocaluso4387]

A sober lesson learned after Godzilla came ashore. Japanese Builders waste nothing! )))

[@hamadilawson4396]

I wonder how well it would work with wood indirect contact with standing water.

[@JC-mx1mk]

Really? I did not no that!

[@anjiexox2711]

@@hamadilawson4396 It's actually a Manchu/Jurchen technique developed in the 900s, although it may have been used by others even earlier

[@KeepingItDutch]

Looks great good job

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks man! 👍😀

[@ivyreynolds3131]

@@SawyerRidgeFarm you're welcome. Nice to see young people getting stuck into farm life. ⊂(◉‿◉)つ

[@lucafelipe2347]

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[@mohammadaaron583]

@Luca Felipe instablaster =)

[@lucafelipe2347]

@Mohammad Aaron I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@astroken573]

Thanks for sharing! Your design is the best one that I've seen on KZbin. The commercial ones may assemble quicker, but I think yours will be stronger in the long run and I prefer DIY projects that I can tweak to my liking. I'm going to start looking for used roofing/siding right after posting this.

[@tonylarson1960able]

That's very nice your prices are about the same as ours here in Nevada so we bought a whole pallet of 6x8x16 cinderblocks god bless keep up the good work!

[@MustangSally7259]

Great video! I'd paint the outside of the metal.

[@tomfisher3117]

It will rust from the inside I think.

[@robertswenson6009]

Epoxy paint on in side it's on all metal water tanks, that is portable water tanks

[@SirSloop1919]

nice work... ps my tomatoes grow like 10’ tall... gon need a ladder! ha! Fill the bottom of that bed with wood and you’ll have a nice hugelkultur

[@ASpinnerASpinner]

He's talking about/thinking about determinate (bush) tomatoes, which usually grow no taller than around 3 feet.

[@mdkeener75]

Thank you so much for doing this!! Was looking at doing this, you made the choice much easier.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Mike K that is awesome!!

[@asliceofheavenhomestead3559]

LOVED this video! We will be moving onto our homestead when my husband's billet is up in September. I think I am sold on my raised beds being just like that! They look amazing, will last a long time, and if we can find cheap used tin, will be the perfect price. Thanks for sharing 😁

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Your welcome, we are so happy this video helped yall.

[@christineharding2011]

Love it! Great idea! I have one question, is the tin safe when growing food?

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Yes

[@stephenkennedy2780]

I'm really impressed by the simplicity of this build out. Great idea! Do you ever have issues with the bottoms bowing out from putting too much heavy rock/soil inside?

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

We put it in the ground just a few inches where it won't do that.

[@derikjbrandt]

@@SawyerRidgeFarm Do you dig a hole and bury it a few inches in the ground or can you kind of hammer it into the ground a few inches? Thanks for the video!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

I use a shovel and slid the bed inside the shovel Crack. Not really digging hope that makes sense.

[@derikjbrandt]

@@SawyerRidgeFarm It does, and that's a great idea.

[@charlotteforrester3118]

Love it! So much better since it’s taller, less strain taking care of the garden!❤️❤️❤️

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Yes, for sure! Thanks for watching! 👍😊

[@thelifeandtimesoftj6963]

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful! We built one and it turned out great!!

[@virginiareid5336]

Yes, it was interesting and informative. If you own property, the metal is the best choice.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

For sure! 👍

[@charlottesmart750]

I wish I had a brother to make me a raised bed. Your so sweet to do that for her.

[@RichardCMongler]

Be your own brother. I believe in you.

[@jamiehankins1058]

@@RichardCMongler wish i had the money and the tools to do 3 of them and 1 sqare foot bed to remember my daddys love and hard work for gardening

[@TheDecguy]

I did similar beds except that I used 2x12 boards for the top covering board. Much nicer to sit on when tending the beds or just relaxing.

[@WayneWatson1]

Awesome information. Looks great and like you said, not so back breaking. Thanks for sharing. Love y'all's videos helping people with cool tricks and stuff y'all are learning and doing. 👍 God bless you both and keep you safe

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you Wayne! We do our best. Lol 👍😊

[@unityroad]

We tried that in the 1970’s. Manure, and or mild fertilizers or acidic soils dissolve the tin. We then tried galvanized nope did not last, galvalume nope. Good drainage, wood construction last longer. They all will fail after 7 years. So now we use brick and mortar problem solved. Thanks for trying tho.

[@kj4mbj162]

Not my video, but these look pretty nice... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3LIgKawi9pnjNE

[@mangannon1647]

You could always line with plastic to extend the life of the metal

[@kennethstensrud669]

Good paint also solve the problem. I use chicken, rabbit and horsemanure for my beds, no problem here. Perhaps metal acts differently here in Norway 😁😁😁😁😁

[@JB-mf1zc]

Good information to know. Thanks

[@nathanduerre8368]

The issue is the acids in the dirt along with the oxidation being sealed off from air, the easiest way to fix it as with wood beds is get a good road base fabric, not the thin cheap weed stuff at garden centers, find you a misery supply that sells bulk/delivery planter soil, bark, sand, gravel, etc will sell nice "Road base fabric" will stop. The soil making contact and allow air and drying between wood and metal and dirt.

[@arpadschummer5345]

"YELLA WOOD", from Home Depot. treated with non toxic "BORAX". Great for any application that calls for ground contact pressure treated wood.

[@garyevans8591]

That’s what I used as the bottom ground contact boards with regular pine 2x12x12 top boards.

[@robhunt2895]

Just watch your video and can say you have done a good job explaining how to build the garden beds keep up the good work Rob and jo

[@jenemery8996]

Great idea, now I am on the look out for used tin. I love to repurpose and reuse material. Also by having the tin on the sides I think the soil will warm up faster. Thanks for the info. Jen from Washington State,

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

We try to repurpose as much as possible here on our farm. Hope you find some used tin! 👍😀

[@antoniolopes8776]

Sorry to say, Jen, but it will chill down faster, too!

[@AuntieAnn]

These are perfect! Now all I have to do is get my husband to build me some 🙄😁

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Haha! Now that’s the trick right there! 😄😉

[@battleisreal6593]

@Roger Prodactor SERIOUSLY? That was uncalled for!

[@bradandcathy5070]

What's going to keep them from cutting into and sinking into the ground? Otherwise I think they are perfect!

[@anthonymoriglioni1792]

rocks? anything solid it would eventually come in contact with would stop it.. there is very little weight here.. except for the dirt inside of them, which are gonna create and outward force...not a downward force.. consider putting your shovel on the ground.. how many years before it sinks into the ground... MANY... just not enough weight to make it happen.

[@jemmiestone5731]

Great info Jacob. I know that when or if we get our house and get out of this apartment, I want to grow our food and teach my Grand Daughters to do so. Your raised bed will be the way to go for me because I am 61 and have Arthritis. Thank you so much for sharing with us. God Bless You and Alex.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Jemmie stone have you seen our selfwicking tub video that is something you could possibly do where you are at.

[@rgrea2]

I built 2 of them and will grow this spring. Thanks for sharing your time and this idea. GREAT Stuff

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Your welcome Robert hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

[@paulinelarach938]

And not so back breaking as ground planting. Folks plant x flowers among vegs to keep bugs/worms out.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Yes Pauline good tip.

[@melissajarvis4829]

Normally, you want worms, right? Or do you mean grubs and caterpillars?

[@trickydicky78s3]

@@melissajarvis4829 Earth worms you do want but there are other varieties which eat out the roots ( can't think of the name ) which you don't want. Place a beer can in each corner of the bed, have the opening at a 45 degree angle so sink the bottom of the can into the soil, have about 1/3rd filled with beer and leave, this will catch all slugs and snails and as mentioned planting some flowers will attract many air borne critters to them instead of the veg

[@RSole9999]

Great idea! Just one mistake is the description of the material you are using, It is galvanized or painted steel, not tin. Tin is becoming a rare element. The confusion arises from the thin sheet metal cans that food was packaged in which was actually tin-plated steel. Tin cans (plated steel) were discontinued around the 1950's but the misnomer continues. Now there is no tin at all in food cans, metal roofing, or metal siding. Someone commented whether tin was safe in a vegetable garden. Not to worry, this siding is steel, no tin is present.

[@ritamachia3354]

It irritated me every time he said 'tin'! Good video other than that :)

[@mindymorales7273]

:-D and this is exactly why some of us oldies still call it "tin foil" instead of aluminum foil!

[@DIYSolarandWind]

Awesome, I need to build raised beds soon.

[@benl6328]

I'm planning on building a closed in garden. 20x20 10feet high walls with raised beds. Lots of deer! Saw a lot of raised bed out there and your's are in the top 3 for sure! Would and diaganal supports, for the support to avoid bowing and looks.

[@steveruby2120]

What keeps the center from bulging out?

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

The tin is very sturdy. We also dig in the ground a few inches to help support the bottom. We haven't had any issues with our other beds.

[@steveruby2120]

Oh cool. Thanks for answering.

[@michaelfillmore2339]

Question??? Does it bow out when you fill it with soil?

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

We will be sticking the raised bed into the ground a few inches or more before we ever even start to fill it. That will help stabilize it. And we’ve never had a problem with it before doing it that way. It probably wouldn’t hurt to put some supports, but we’ve never found it necessary.

[@michaelfillmore2339]

Sawyer Ridge Farm awesome. Thank you for your response

[@jimmymullins4997]

Outstanding job Marine, been looking at different variations for building an I am going with yours. Get job very through.

[@insanelandtoy1]

Thanks guys! This was right on time for me. I am getting ready to build a few beds myself!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Jimmy's jeepstead I’m glad we could help you out! 👍

[@johnhelton457]

Woodglut comes with very useful plans with all the details you need.

[@Jonatone]

Do you have a link to that Woodglut plan?

[@khaosol]

@@Jonatone Google is your friend

[@Jonatone]

@@khaosol made my own plan

[@nathanduerre8368]

Add many years to this and or wood planters is to line the insides with a good road base fabric, not the cheap weed stop at box stores, find where they sell sand,bark, gravel, soils, they will have big rolls of fabric you can buy at the foot , this stops soil from migrating into the rock , will provide a great barrier to keep soils from leaching acids and moisture to oxidize and rot metal and wood also allows air to breath. Its amazing who this will triple the life of your planters

[@skeepee]

Great video. Appreciate you taking the time to not only explain what you’re doing but why, and also not being afraid to show your mistakes because hey we all make them

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you

[@andrewhardcastle7982]

Great idea! I’m definitely going with this

[@shimmeringflameoflight]

You need to put a rubber sheet between the metal and the dirt. This can leach heavy metals from the metal into the dirt. Then your plants can uptake those metals into your food. A rhino liner or just a rubber fabric.

[@waynekemmet912]

When you fill it with soil doesn't it start to now out without supports

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

We will be sticking the bed down into a few inches or more of soil before we ever start to fill it. But we’ve never had a problem with bowing in our other beds.

[@lisacook7917]

Wayne Kemmet I was wondering the same thing.

[@sseptember6301]

Look into hugelkultur gardening and fill it halfway or so with limbs and work your way up from biggest to smallest until you reach mulch size. Then only 6 or so inches of soil is needed. Much cheaper! I've got 2 made from logs that we wrapped with corrugated scrap tin and they work great. Very little soil needed and good airflow for the roots and as the limbs and brush rot down, it creates compost. I'm on my second season now and have carrots still growing in there that I planted last year.

[@Floreypottery]

I mean you could build a cheap 2x4 frame for the bottom easily replaced in a few years and not a lot of money

[@212acres3]

Looks good. I built some last year for our homestead

[@jaiqiliu.4602]

this looks good and i have cold pressed linseed oil as well. I am going to try this! thanks for the video!

[@dystopiagear6999]

You're still dealing with wood, which WILL rot and need replacing in a few years. Work smarter, not harder. It's loony tunes to muck around painting all that wood with linseed oil or anything else every year! And that will *not* work as well as you think anyway. Cattle panels lined with hardware cloth for the win. Just cut the panels up however you want, tie them together with aluminum wire ties meant for chain link fence, and tie 1/4" hardware cloth to the inside with zipties or whatever. Low cost, sturdy, easy to build, and impervious to the elements. You can just take them apart and move them in pieces easily if you ever need/want to for some reason. For the very easiest bed, just cut the panel in half lengthwise down to two pieces 16' long x about 2' wide, bend each into a square or circle, and tie the ends together and line them with the hardware cloth. BOOM you're done, you have two self-supporting beds approx 4' in diameter x two feet deep, at a cost of about $35 for both. No rotting wood, no pre-drilling, no screws, no painting or oiling, no maintenance, *none* of that nonsense. They will outlast everyone of us. Now if you just happen to have a pile of galvanized metal roofing laying around, by all means use it up! But just use steel t-posts, don't screw around building a bunch of wooden stuff to frame it.

[@gregbrown5556]

Dystopia Gear hardware cloth? That will allow all the moisture on the sides to escape and be useless in my opinion. Plants would dry up super quick. Maybe sturdy.. maybe simple.. but I think the solid sides would be much better.

[@dystopiagear6999]

@@gregbrown5556 you're speaking from behind a keyboard. I'm speaking from years of experience with these beds. Circulation is a GOOD thing. My weather varies between weeks without any rain to weeks where it rains every day, and my beds hold plenty water during the dry spells but *never* get waterlogged. Ever hear of fabric pots and why they work? Check it out! If one lives in a truly arid climate they can always further "line" the bed with leaves, wood chips, cardboard etc.

[@TheRedhawke]

I like what we call goat panels, the squares are smaller and they are a bit stronger than the cattle panels. I never thought of using them for a raised bed, thanks for the great idea. I might line them with weed cloth and add a top plate just to have something to sit on while working the beds.

[@dystopiagear6999]

@@TheRedhawke yes, the only reason I don't use goat panels is that they're noticeably more expensive than the cattle panels - because they just have more metal wire in them. But they should work great. Your weed/landscaping cloth idea will work fine too; I built a couple of mine with that as well as the hardware cloth and it certainly didn't hurt anything but I didn't really find any big advantage to it either. So it's entirely up to you.

[@dystopiagear6999]

@@Alan_CFA Unless you live in a truly arid area, wood rots, *period*. You can build something you know will fail if you want, and you can tell yourself you're going to paint/oil it every year. It's no skin off my nose. This is certainly not the worst raised bed design I've ever seen, but it's not the best either. And personally I grow for food, not to aesthetically please anyone with my beds. You think a box made of metal roofing is aesthetically pleasing to most people who care about that? OK then, but whatever, this isn't a fashion show, it's serious business. Especially now when so many people are already relying on their gardens to ease their food budget and/or make some extra money, and we're facing likely food shortages or rationing in the very near future. Why set out and KNOW you're going to have to rebuild something when you can just do it right the first time, for less money than almost any other design, and literally never worry about it again? Buy you some fancy schmancy pretty containers for the yard if you need to be aesthetically pleased by what your plants are growing in; I notice no one ever brings that silly noise up about old-fashioned ground beds. Only when they're trying desperately to tear apart a proven idea that just plain flat out works BETTER, essentially FOREVER, because they're upset about it for some odd reason. ;)

[@boboscurse4130]

Treated lumber no longer uses the dangerous chemicals.

[@annlight1894]

It still has chemicals you don't want in your food though.

[@boboscurse4130]

@@annlight1894 Oh, Ok. I thought the newer stuff was safe. I used untreated lumber anyway just to be safe. But now it's falling apart. Wish I could afford cedar.

[@fuzebear5583]

Just found this video. Very informative! Thanks. This will be my next project.

[@annstewart3324]

thank you so much for your easy directions. i have left over roofing tin and going to make as many as i can. i will send you a pic of what it comes out like. :-)

[@tamaratamrot2681]

I really like the Woodglut plans.

[@pamallcorn4066]

Thank you I will concider this later when I get ready.

[@Tacha1007]

Well done! Thank you for sharing! Appreciate the pointer about the raw linseed oil! That's a game changer! God bless!

[@nicoleallen4744]

Love these. Just getting started so glad to know. I don't want to have to re-do stuff.

[@wyattputnam736]

Real good video. It helped a lot.

[@judymoodyslifevlogs4341]

Hi guys! I have watched you through Jason Crocker, and I have to say, what a lovely couple you two are. I just subbed to your channel. I love watching videos like this. No, I’m not a homesteader, but it’s amazing to watch. Thank you guys for helping Jason out with his roof. You guys are awesome! ❤️

[@carsongardner4219]

Thanks so much planning on building my first this year.

[@michellereed5943]

You did a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing.

[@ASimpleLifewithChrisTara]

We are so tossed on how we are going to make our raised beds... thanks for sharing.

[@hollerlakehomestead3181]

Hey guys!!! You guys are so awesome for helping out Jason. Good neighbors, good friends.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thank you! 😊

[@jeancollelo8338]

I love it and I feel confident I can do this! Thanks

[@oldfart5127]

I basically built the same metal bed. They look great and the roots of your plants love the warmth from the metal. Love your videos brother.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks! 👍

[@thelma1846]

Cool idea and a must to build. Thank you for your suggestions.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@randytravelbee3676]

thanks for your service

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

Thanks for the great raised beds video tips 👍🏼

[@bonnied3550]

Glad this video showed up in my feed, missed seeing your videos-:). This was a good one, thank you for sharing😃👍🏼. Blessings

[@PaffordHomestead]

Great Ideas 👍 I'm going to try this out

[@livinggracehomestead5792]

Thank you....I have hope now that I can build a raised bed now....moving to my little homestead this month!!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Living grace homestead good luck on your build.

[@danihannah4493]

Great video. That bed looks great and it will last a long time. thank you for teaching me how to do this. I hope you and Alex are having a great day. God bless.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Dani I'm glad that you could learn something thank you for watching

[@LLWW]

Glad you posted this! Also I don't think using pressure treated lumber in this method would hurt anything because the wood isn't touching the soil so it can't leech anything into the soil. Thanks again!