Beautiful DIY Metal Raised Garden Beds | Complete Guide

Learn to build beautiful wood and metal raised garden beds using techniques to save money and build healthy soil.

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0:00 What's in this video
1:53 Raised Beds Vs In-ground Beds
3:06 Planting Strategies for Raised Beds
4:02 Materials for Beds
5:25 Why tall beds? What's inside?
7:45 Fertilizers and Nutrients Added
9:22 Mistakes and Improvements
11:35 How to Use and Install Hoselink hose reel
14:45 Explaining the Kreg Jig for Center Pieces
16:04 Building Instructions
20:54 Garden orientation and layout
22:59 Leveling Beds on Slope & Final Touches
27:07 Outro

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[michellebogle]

I made these two years ago. Although I used the 8' long metal instead of the 12'. I had limited space where they were going. I have heard from other ppl that anything over 8' long does require the reinforcement beams to prevent bowing. I also used deck wood. It is cheaper and looks really nice. It is treated but the metal covers the wood so no soil is touching it. I also lined the inside with landscape fabric for added protection of using treated wood. I also filled mine like he did. I am short, 5'2" so they come to mid hip which means I have no bending over at all. I have a really bad back. Being only 8' long I just hopped inside and was able to lift and carry them where I needed to as they are really light weight. 2 years later in the blazing Florida sun and massive rainfalls they are holding up like a pro built them. I'm a 58 yr old women that has never built anything even close to these beds. So if I can do it anyone can 😁. I must say those 12 footers he built looks very nice. Wish I had more room. I also made a couple of 4' x 4' boxes for herbs. Although I grew carrots last season in one. Happy gardening 😊. Oh...and I did use those fabulous screws with the star bits. The drill grips them so wonderfully. I did not use that pocket drill jig thing tho. I made a small pilot hole and then angled where I needed to.

[gtaus]

I recently built some of these raised beds with metal panels. I, too, used pocket holes. @ 15:19, you mention that you do not need to use pocket hole screws and that regular construction screws will work in the pocket holes. IMHO, this is a bad mistake and I hope you correct it. Regular screws can split the pocket hole and pull through easily. The pocket hole screws are designed specifically for pocket holes and have self tapping drill ends and a flat washer sized head to prevent the screw from being pulled through the pocket hole. If you are going to spend all the time and money to make these great raised beds, spend an extra dollar or two and get the correct pocket hole screws to keep everything together for years. I am very happy with my metal panel raised beds, saved a lot of money, but please, use the correct screws for the pocket holes if you want the build to last.

[BGP]

similar to mine, except no pressure treated. Burn the bottoms. if you prop the bed up on small bricks, and have the inner roofing slightly lower than the bottom of the wood, it will prevent dirt to wood direct contact somewhat, helping keep your wood from rotting as quickly. Also something to consider is adding a mesh on the bottom of the raised bed if you have ground tunnelers!

[austinwilloughby]

Drip tape into the beds saves time and water which is money. Love your beautiful beds. We are farmers that plant lots to sell! But getting some of these for older years ! Thanks!

[giverny]

Have you ever used the burning/blackening method to help preserve the wood you are using?

[chrisolsen]

Definitely recommend Hardware͏ cloth at bottom to keep out Gophers before filling

[kansasgardener]

First time watching one of your videos.I would like to say you have a lovely place there and I must admit I'm a little jealous. This has got to be the most informative video I've seen on YouTube great job!

[GrayYT]

Oh my goodness Steven youve done so much hard work on your property. Your raised beds are beautiful!! ❤

[GHMHomestead]

i am liking this idea for perennial plants

[axltothemaxl]

I did almost this exact method BEFORE I saw your video... and I wish I HAD seen it 😭 overall I'm okay with them but they aren't nearly as level as yours, and I really like how you attached them vs how I attached them. Great job and thanks for the tips!

[theadventuresofbrockinthai]

Hi there, I was watching Self-sufficient Me and saw a video from a few years ago where someone was interviewing you and came to your channel to check it out. I see you have moved to a new place with more room, I think that was a good idea.

I am an American living in Thailand and will be building a house next year and plane to have a garden that will be about 1/2 acre. Do to having had 4 back surgeries and now being an old fart I want to do the raised bed method of gardening. I do like your raised beds but I think I'm gonna be using the Birdies raised beds like Mark has done. He mentioned in a recent video that he has one bed that he has had for over 15 years and no rust or anything else wrong with it. I am impressed with that. I watched Mark put one together that was 12 feet I think straight out of the box and it took him about 30 minutes. I really like that.

I enjoyed watching this video so I subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing where you go with your garden. One question I do have is how has this virus effected your business, have you lost customer's or has your business increased? I would think some people don't want to go out and get around other people so if you would do home deliveries that would go over great with those types of people.

Looking forward to seeing your next video.

[VideovigilanteUSA]

I was waiting for this video ! I was three months late to look for it. Its never too late ..! Thank you for your work.

[ourhomesteadjourney]

Nice job on the raised beds Steven. Videos are looking awesome too. -Your friend, Miranda

[heatheringram]

Steven, where can I find your box build plans for your raised beds? We want to make them this month before planting next month. They’re so pretty and my back needs them desperately!

[mrsaguas]

Thank you for all of the wonderful information that you share. I am in middle TN and curious if you have any suggestions on how to start a garden on a slope/hill? I’m thinking raised beds like these would be more ideal, but my slope is more steep 🙃 if you have a video to direct me to, I would appreciate it!

[fiendeng]

11:25 A simple Cap Plate, 1x4 2x4 etc, run perpendicularly to the bowed board below . James Prigioni from The Gardening Channel has a GREAT example of this application 😁

I went cheap, all pine. But coated on the inside with Teak Oil 👍 one year later still good

Beautiful Garden ❗

[barbarastefani]

Thank you for this information on leveling this is gonna be a lot easier especially where I’m putting mine

[awkwardbbq]

Always enjoy your perspective. Consice, educational, entertaining and most important, to the point. Thanks for your composting videos. We're making our 1st batch of hot compost and using Bokashi for kitchen scraps

[arnieselectric]

You definitely have a passion/ gifting and calling for doing what y'all are doing...Thank you...

[aylaaci]

My husband made me 3 of those. I'm very happy with them.