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concrete block garden...stabilizing blocks

16 years ago

I am putting in a raised bed garden using 2 rows of concrete blocks. My garden bed is 8x4 feet and it took 20 blocks to complete the bottom row. I am staggering the second row of blocks on top. To make it more stable, I am putting 1 foot long pieces of 4" PVC pipe in the holes to lock them in place. I will then fill the holes with dirt and grow herbs. It will make it easy to move if that is what I want in the future.

Comments (2)

justaguy2
16 years ago
Should work, but is the PVC more or less expensive than rebar?
HU-561069659
5 years ago
I have seen interlocking blocks with holes in them that will make it easier to build a stable wall. You can also put rebar or PVC in the holes. One source is SupaBlok from Greentec Construction Technologies (GreentecCT.com)
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