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DIY Plastic Barrel Raised Garden Bed
6 blue plastic half-barrels lying open-side-up and end-to-end on a long frame of 4x4 upright posts with horizontal cross beams and a center beam running lengthwise to support the half barrels.

Limited space, poor ground soil, difficultly in bending over, cost considerations are just some of the disadvantages that can be addressed with a DIY Plastic Barrel Raised Garden Bed for growing vegetable, herbs, etc. Used 55-gallon plastic drums, which can be cut in half and affixed to an elevated homemade planting stand, one can create a raised bed customized to individual needs. The sources below provide free of charge (via video, combination text/picture presentation, or downloadable tutorial) step-by-step instructions for building this type of raised bed.

Estimated Cost Cost range: $50-$75 for barrel and wood to make a 3' x 8' raised bed

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Upper extremity, Strength/endurance, Back, Visual





SourceInstructables Outside
Websitewww.instructables.com/id/Raised-Barrel-Garden-Bed
Last updated: Nov 24, 2021


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