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02/28/13, 06:09 AM
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Wow some really great ideas. We have been using old oak lumber that has been in our barn for years and it holds up well but our raised beds are only about a foot tall or so; this thread gives me some new ideas.
We also have a bunch of old tires in the barn, has anyone had success in using tires for potatoes? I like the idea of re-using the tires rather than just sending them to the landfill. I envision filling them with good soil then mostly burying them on the outside so they arent so unsightly.
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03/01/13, 12:14 AM
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Wow, lots of great ideas and pics.
Here is a few of Mrs Scul's raised beds, they are made from 1000 litre plastic tanks (IBC) cut in half.
I.B.C = Industrial bulk Container. They are food grade but i think you could use just about any of them, Oil, Soap,radiator fluid etc etc, just need a good scrub out.
Cheers......Scul
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03/01/13, 12:25 AM
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AAaaahhh !!! Sorry, will try again.........MMMmmm, Pics seem a bit big and I dont know how to resize.
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03/01/13, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Green country, Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by Homesteader at Heart
Great pictures, Badger. It looks like you cemented the blocks together, rather than just setting them in place. Did you put a footer or something under the blocks to keep them level?
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I made slip forms 8 feet long - drove 24" rebar 15" deep in the rock and filled the forms with a layer of rock, a layer of quick crete ( with portland added) mixed in a wheelbarrow ,a long length of rebar, then more rocks, cement, and rebar until the form was full. Let sit up, reset form, start over - It took me a couple of years after work, sometimes by lantern light, but I got it done. Every bit of the soil was made in compost piles all around the place - none was hauled in and none was available in place - It sits over rock that would be impossible to till. I was told I could never in a million years have a garden on that spot so I guess that spured me on.
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03/02/13, 12:42 AM
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Location: Kansas
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Thank you!!!
WOW, such ,awesome,creative ideas!!! You all are so inspiring!!  
I knew I could count on you all here to come up with all kinds of different ideas.
Unfortunately, my dreams of building a raised bed for Pop may not come to fruition, due to my step-mom's aversion to bees... she freaked out when I told her that I will plant native flowers to attract pollinators... 
Good grief.  He has a couple acres, so I would think I could build it far enough away from the house that it won't bother her, as she isn't exactly the outdoor type. Going over there tomorrow, I REALLY hope he can help me convince her ,as with his health it would really be great for him to get out & do a little work in the garden, if it is only to pick & eat the veggies, I will be happy!  Anything to get him off of eating mostly sausage,hot dogs, junk food with his diabetes/enlarged heart... I know the taste of homegrown veggies is SO much better than store bought, he really loved the tomatoes I planted for him last year. Wish me luck!!
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03/02/13, 09:06 PM
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These are the beds we built when we were living in the California Desert. My two little farmhands enjoyed helping.
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03/02/13, 09:23 PM
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Location: Indiana
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These are the beds we made for our kids when we were living in PA back in 2010. They were selling the kits at Lowes, and this was the display so they gave it to us for $25. They made great raised beds for our kids to play in. They each had their own and got to pick what they grew.
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03/02/13, 09:33 PM
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lots of cool ideas on this thread,I have seen some creative raised beds from old boats and bathtubs to big tractor and front end loader tires
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03/06/13, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kansas
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Originally Posted by Loriann1971
These are the beds we made for our kids when we were living in PA back in 2010. They were selling the kits at Lowes, and this was the display so they gave it to us for $25. They made great raised beds for our kids to play in. They each had their own and got to pick what they grew.
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Love it!! Adorable kids & awesome beds, great idea to let them have their own garden!! 
Keep the pictures coming, so many awesome ideas here!
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03/07/13, 09:45 AM
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Here is the beginnings of mine:
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03/07/13, 10:51 AM
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I wouldn't worry about the bees. Sure they're around but I don't notice any more flying around ready to sting with or without a garden. Sure if you plant some flowers to attract them but just her walking out the door, she won't have any issues.
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03/07/13, 01:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ohio
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Last summer we went to our local glass shops and got free planter boxes from them. The glass is shipped to them in big wood boxes great for planter boxes they just throw away. Give yours a call!
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03/07/13, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado, USA
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Here's something about chair height that might be interesting.
horse-trough-gardening.pdf
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03/07/13, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by salmonslayer
Wow some really great ideas. We have been using old oak lumber that has been in our barn for years and it holds up well but our raised beds are only about a foot tall or so; this thread gives me some new ideas.
We also have a bunch of old tires in the barn, has anyone had success in using tires for potatoes? I like the idea of re-using the tires rather than just sending them to the landfill. I envision filling them with good soil then mostly burying them on the outside so they arent so unsightly.
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They don't have to be unsightly. Just buy yourself a few cans of spray paint!
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