5 on the Farm: CHEAP Raised Bed Garden

How to make raised beds out of free wood pallets. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you aren't using a perforated liner, or something that allows water to drain, you'll need to, carefully, put holes in your plastic after stapling it to your pallets. Like our 5 on the Farm series? Subscribe to this station!

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[Catherine Pittman]

Great idea. Definitely going to try this out hope I can find some free pallets. How is it working for you now??

[lkbolin]

They are still working well. Unfortunately, my goats got most of our produce this year, but the garlic and onions, which they avoid, were amazing.

[Maurice Peacock]

How well did your tomatos produce in the beds and what kind did you plant?

[lkbolin]

The tomatoes did well in the bed. We planted a variety of heirloom and organic.

[nini51963]

Love this idea seen a similar video I just have to find pallets and convince my husband to save some money .

[Tobias Andersen]

I don't think it matters, since they're using plastic to cover them.



[Finbar Magee]

Hi - like the idea - what about drainage - do you not have to perforate the plastic?

[keymankeys1960]

do you know wooden pallets are often treated with arsenic ? some are heat treated but they are stamped with HT

[Terry Obright]

I wonder if that planting cloth would work better than the plastic? this is a great idea. I want to find me some more pallets and do a few of these myself. I have 5 raised beds but they are just the width of the boards on the ground. Nothing this massive and definitely not waist high, but this I like no bending is better! I had one nice pallet that I used to make me a plant stand which I am so proud of.

[Danna Gesellchen]

Plum cool!

[soilfit]

people leave comments "do that or "you shoulda done this" but the important thing is "YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING that is what matters good work it's a good video

[kidnoz]

You could coop chickens under those beds if you had a house on one end..

[justhear2]

They look good but where is the drainage? Don't know how long u have used this system, but I think it will work perfectly aslong as the drainage is addressed! I think I will make some also! Good job 5OF