First time elevated bed builder here, just wondering what yall think of what I got here. Nothing but clay dirt where I live amc I didn't feel like adding tons of stuff to it.

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Posted by eng08

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 2:14 pm to Ignignot

I think you need to go wider.

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Posted by Huntinguy

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 2:17 pm to Ignignot

Run some drip irrigation tape and you are good....if you wanted to get fancy you could face those blocks to look nicer.

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Posted by Clyde Tipton

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 2:22 pm to Ignignot

I realize it's already built and hindsight is 20/20 but...

That's a lot of cinder blocks for a narrow bed. I would shorten it by 4 blocks and add those to the ends to double the width.

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Posted by Ignignot

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 2:50 pm to Clyde Tipton

noted, my buddies dad grows his tomatoes like this and his do pretty well, i'll post some pics as the season goes along

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Posted by nes2010

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 3:04 pm to Ignignot

Fill up the cinder blocks with dirt and plant strawberries.

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Posted by The Torch

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 3:10 pm to nes2010

Where are the roots going to grow ?

Tomatoes are not gonna work in that shallow dirt

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Posted by nes2010

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Posted on 3/16/15 at 3:25 pm to The Torch

Two cinderblocks should be about 16 inches of depth, that's enough for strawberries. Plus it looks like he put them on dirt. I've seen it done and it works well enough. Lettuce would probably be better for the size come fall.

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