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title: "I have this raised bed and it is hollow, what do I put at the bottom…"
description: "I have this raised bed and it is hollow, what do I put at the bottom so that the grass and weeds won’t grow through it?"
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community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Ms Proc"
published: "2024-05-21T15:02:42.295727Z"
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# I have this raised bed and it is hollow, what do I put at the bottom…

_Posted by Ms Proc on 2024-05-21_

I have this raised bed and it is hollow, what do I put at the bottom so that the grass and weeds won’t grow through it?

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## 6 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-05-21

You can put down a landscaping tarp underneath, or some just stack it with organic material like large logs and mulch and it seems to do the trick. Check out the YouTube channel Epic Gardening, they have a ton of info on raised bed set up and gardening

#### Ms Proc replied on 2024-05-21

I will check out Epic Gardening, thank you so much.

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-05-21

Yeah! No problem!

### Alexandra commented on 2024-05-21

I have some raised beds myself and I used broken up sticks and a thick layer of leaves to fill the bottoms before I put the soil in and it worked great!

### Swamp Witch commented on 2024-05-26

A good barrier that will break down over time (which is probably a good thing since this is deep enough that what’s underneath will eventually die anyway) is cardboard. I have these same beds. Happy planting!

### Mikayla commented on 2024-05-27

Just layers of cardboard will do the trick!

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