Raised garden beds from scrap cement siding

Hi, this is my first post here. I want to brag briefly about some garden beds that are fun and easy to build, can save a lot of money, and will last decades. It's way better than using cedar lumber like I see a ton of people do.

If you try to buy a similar raised garden bed at Home Depot or Lowe's, it will probably cost $80 or more from what I've seen.

Steps:

1) Scavenge 4 cement siding boards around a home construction site. You're looking for about 2'-3' in length, I would say.

2) Cut the boards to length to make either a square or a rectangle.

3) Find a 3/8" masonry drill bit, drill, and a circular saw.

4) Use the drill bit and the circular saw to cut a slot, halfway down the end of each cement board. So you now have 2 slots in each board, one on each end. I know this isn't explained very well -- just google "Scandinavian Saddle" and you will get the idea.

5) Just fit the 4 boards together like a log cabin and you are done.

I hope you can see the attached image.

That is a very clever use of a waste material, well done.

Hi Andy,

Welcome to Permies.