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expired Posted by powerfuldoppler | Staff • Feb 28, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 1:33 AM
Oldcastle Concrete Retaining Wall Block in D Tan (5.5"x7.75"x7.75")
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As for raised beds it's okay. Lets you define the size of your bed instead of using the bed kits.
Metal is by far easier and cheaper. If you have any sort of slope you need to spend a lot of time leveling the blocks AND ensuring that the tops are the same height. In my installation, I needed to screw supports in every corner to keep the blocks from pushing apart (think about the hypotenuse of a triangle). But my slope needed 5 blocks of height on the lower side and that was just too much lateral pressure. It was an absolute ton of time to just create four 4x8 beds.
That said, metal looks pretty janky and heats up your beds significantly more than block+wood. But it sure is easy to install: dig, level, assemble, place, backfill.
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Metal is by far easier and cheaper. If you have any sort of slope you need to spend a lot of time leveling the blocks AND ensuring that the tops are the same height. In my installation, I needed to screw supports in every corner to keep the blocks from pushing apart (think about the hypotenuse of a triangle). But my slope needed 5 blocks of height on the lower side and that was just too much lateral pressure. It was an absolute ton of time to just create four 4x8 beds.
That said, metal looks pretty janky and heats up your beds significantly more than block+wood. But it sure is easy to install: dig, level, assemble, place, backfill.
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As for raised beds it's okay. Lets you define the size of your bed instead of using the bed kits.
As for raised beds it's okay. Lets you define the size of your bed instead of using the bed kits.
what's to stop someone from walking up to the structure and just tipping it over ? or then stealing your camera?
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Wooden raised beds are easier to install, move, and disassemble. Plus you can repurpose the boards if you end up not liking the beds.
The metal beds are more permanent and if/when they start to rust, repair is not easy.
What do you mean by "heats up your beds"?
I think it means heats up the soil bed.
The heating is actually quite beneficial in early spring, and will give your plants a head start. But the offset is that you'll need to be sure to have watering available after just a few sunny & dry days.
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Metal is by far easier and cheaper. If you have any sort of slope you need to spend a lot of time leveling the blocks AND ensuring that the tops are the same height. In my installation, I needed to screw supports in every corner to keep the blocks from pushing apart (think about the hypotenuse of a triangle). But my slope needed 5 blocks of height on the lower side and that was just too much lateral pressure. It was an absolute ton of time to just create four 4x8 beds.
That said, metal looks pretty janky and heats up your beds significantly more than block+wood. But it sure is easy to install: dig, level, assemble, place, backfill.