Comments on: Barbara’s Cinder Block Garden- Abundance Student Garden https://thelivingfarm.org/barbara-cinder-block-garden/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=barbara-cinder-block-garden Sustainably Grown: Animals, Eggs, Vegetables Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: The Living Farm https://thelivingfarm.org/barbara-cinder-block-garden/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=barbara-cinder-block-garden/#comment-770 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:26:11 +0000 http://thelivingfarm.org/?p=4418#comment-770 In reply to Stacy.

We do recommend lining the bottom of the garden with a heavy weed barrier, this could line the entire bed if you would like. The other recommendation would be to just use the untreated cedar if you are concerned. The cinderblocks have been used on the farm for decades with no ill side effects. After researching, we have been unable to find conclusive evidence of leaching. All of the concerned blogs don’t cite any sources. The one thing to consider is lime leaching into the soil over time. But if you build your own soil to be placed in the beds, this shouldn’t be an issue!

]]> By: Stacy https://thelivingfarm.org/barbara-cinder-block-garden/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=barbara-cinder-block-garden/#comment-769 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:22:51 +0000 http://thelivingfarm.org/?p=4418#comment-769 I was reading about cinder block as a garden bed and might still use it for flowers, but I read that the cinder blocks are made with chemicals that can leach heavy metals into the plants and possibly contaminate the food. Did you line the beds with anything? I still love the idea of cinder block, but looking for an alternative to line it or will just used untreated cedar.

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