On Nov 28, 5:53*pm, "cshenk" wrote:
I have mentioned this before but not gotten to it yet. *Real life sometimes
intrudes!

What i want is to build a flush to the ground, and open to the ground at the
bottom, TALL LONG raised garden. *I am looking at 36ft long, about 2ft tall,
and about 2ft deep.

Short of 144 cinderblocks, how would the rest of you go about this? *The
height is so I dont have to bend over much (back issues) but also it will
raise the plants so they will look nice through the screened porch (unit
going flush to the wall of a long screened porch with a 3ft retainer wall
and screen above).

So far ideas are to make basic wood frame and set it on an outer rim of
cinderblock to keep the wood out of the damp. *Also, lining with heavy
industrial plastic in layers so the dirt doesnt leach out too bad.

Not too much for the cinderblocks concept since they are nothing short
of butt ugly. My preference would be to build the basic structure
using stones and base filled with loose rocks for first 12 inches then
fill with well draining soil misture. I have done a similar
configuration that also used a number of boulders as well. Using the
boulders allows for creation of some additonal texture to the system.

Use the spaces between some of the stones for planting some small trim
plants such as small ferns. Its hard to say exactly what the design
should look like but with the length you are talking about (36ft) try
to give it some character instead of making it a long wall. Use the
mesh fabric to line and it will retain the dirt without any problem.