Storage Bin - Elevated Garden

Let's show you how to make this easy elevated garden bed using storage bins! Feel good, entertaining video mixed with positive messaging about a great gardening idea. This one day build uses standard lumber from your local home center and offers options for the build if you don't have a lot of woodworking tools. The engineered frame and leg construction hold an amazing amount of weight even though the entire table is relatively light. Each bed is easy to move around to your favorite spot in the sun. Find your spot, add the dirt, and watch your garden grow!
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[@bettygentry9672]

WONDERFUL! How great to see that there are still men out there that do the job RIGHT! Enjoyed the video so much!!!

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Thanks Betty! They still look good even though they're snow covered and waiting for spring...

[@JohnArnoldPhotography]

Thank you for creating this. I will give it a go, I might try and think of a way to drop the plastic bins deeper into box so you don’t see the black box rim. Great instruction on this!

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Thanks John! They still look great, even after a nasty Winter. We're adding some trellis on the back this year to handle vine vegetables. The wife always finds things for me to do...

[@popeed378]

Thank you very much for this idea. I just completed 1 and we really like the way it looks. Happy gardening

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Always great to get feedback like this! Hope your project (and garden) look great this year!

[@alive4082]

How long does that plastic last with the sun beating on it?

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I hate being the guy who doesn't have an answer, but I am not sure. They are still flexible in year two as our veggies grow and the broader leaves from cucumbers and tomatoes seem to shade the box well. Even if we only get a few years out of them, they were cheap enough replace, recycling the old ones. They seem to work pretty well and the rabbits can't get to them....

[@richs5422]

I might be paranoid, but I won't cut treated lumber inside. Don't want the chemicals in my lungs.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Hi Rich, thanks for watching! Yes, lumber producers will recommend wearing a dust mask and eye protection when cutting indoors or out, but they also say any outgassing from cutting treated lumber is completely safe. My face is off camera during saw work and my dust collector captures most sawdust, but I wear a mask and glasses at the saw. (Most all times). I forget sometimes because, you know, it's me, I'm a guy and I forget things. Anyway, thanks for tuning in!