ᐅ Raised bed made of concrete blocks – to glue or not, and use a liner?

Hello everyone,
we are planning to build a raised garden bed from concrete blocks (3.9 x 1.3 meters (13 x 4.3 feet)) and have two questions:
* Should each block be glued with silicone, stone adhesive, or not glued at all (will the blocks crack in winter due to frost if they are not glued)?
* Is it necessary to install a lining inside a raised garden bed made of concrete blocks? I would prefer to avoid using a plastic liner if it’s not absolutely necessary, as I don’t want to introduce unnecessary plastic into my raised bed 🙄
Thanks for your suggestions and tips!
🙂

Isn't the manufacturer of the stones the one who specifies how to process this or that stone and which adhesive, mortar, or slurry to use?

ludwig88sta schrieb:

3.9 x 1.3

What unit of measurement? Hopefully not centimeters, because that would never hold.

Basically, you can also build a raised bed as a dry stone wall. In each case, it depends on the height of the bed, the filling material, the stones, and the quality of the builder.

@WilderSueden yes, of course meters (m) and not centimeters (cm), just a question... I had forgotten, sorry.

Yes, a friend suggested it’s better to glue it to prevent it from easily coming apart in winter.

@xMisterDx in this case Mr.Gardener doesn’t specify anything. Spit sounds funny haha

3.9m x 1.3m (13ft x 4ft) stones? Then you won’t need to mortar the blocks anymore 😉

I assume he means the dimensions of the raised garden bed. The stones are probably smaller.