How to Build a Raised Flower Bed Using Cinder Blocks
Using raised beds to grow flowers allows you to create the best growing environment to produce an abundance of flowers for seasons to come. Even in areas with poor soil, flowers will grow in raised beds filled with nutrient-rich organic matter. Growing flowers this way also makes this pastime available to those suffering from aches and pains or those with limited mobility. Building a raised flower bed does not require spending a lot of cash, since you can use things like cinder blocks to make one. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Stakes
- Shovel
- Newspaper, cardboard or landscape fabric (optional)
- Cinder blocks
- Level
- Potting soil
- Compost
- Manure
- Fertilizer
Instructions
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Find a location to build the raised flower bed with full sun, a level surface and a nearby water supply. Mark the area with stakes.
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Remove the sod within the stakes. Cultivate the existing soil to a depth of 6 or more inches if it is free of weeds and you need extra depth for root development. Otherwise, cover the area with newspaper, cardboard or landscape fabric to reduce weed incursion.
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Lay cinder blocks around the perimeter of the flower bed. Use a level and add or take away soil as needed to level the blocks as you go. The minimum height for raised flower beds is typically 6 inches.
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Lay the second layer of cinder blocks so that the seams between bricks do not line up with those in the first layer. Continue around the flower bed until the second layer is complete.
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Fill the raised bed with nutrient-rich soil. Use a combination of compost, potting soil and aged manure or other organic matter. Mix the soil well and add a slow-release fertilizer as directed by its manufacturer.
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Plant flower seeds at the spacing and depths suggested on the seed packets. Dig holes for container-grown plants the same depth and size of the containers. Lightly water seeds until seedlings appear, and drench flower transplants to settle the soil.
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