I recently built a cinder block raised veggie garden bed and so far, am pleased with the results.
We removed the grass from the area we wanted to build the bed in, scraped away some dirt under each
block as it was laid to level each row, put a layer of weed protector in each section before adding the dirt,
and installed a drip irrigation system (from a starter kit purchased at Home Depot).
We didn't cement/mortar the bricks together - alternating them as they were stacked seemed to stablize each layer.

I'm concerned about the bed drying out easily so maybe shoud have put in a layer of plastic along the outside walls
of the whole structure but this was my 1st attempt at a raised bed - so I'm learning as I go.

Shelley
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