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Hi,
I want to make a raised beds for my vegetable gardens. I was thinking 4 feet wide, 6 feet long. What type of wood do I need? And the height? I was thinking you would need to put at least 8 inches of soil in.
Thanks.
Hi,
I want to make a raised beds for my vegetable gardens. I was thinking 4 feet wide, 6 feet long. What type of wood do I need? And the height? I was thinking you would need to put at least 8 inches of soil in.
Thanks.
you can use any fencing material as long as it has enough vertical posts to support the side load. you also need to keep it away from wet soil so use a plastic liner(3-4 mil trash bag material)
Just DO NOT use treated lumber for food beds. It is ok to use it for flower beds though. I used a composite wood for my beds. That way they will last a long time. They sold these kits at Sams club for a reasonable price. They went together easy. I lined them with landscape fabric.
Just DO NOT use treated lumber for food beds. It is ok to use it for flower beds though. I used a composite wood for my beds. That way they will last a long time. They sold these kits at Sams club for a reasonable price. They went together easy. I lined them with landscape fabric.
we just used some plain old wood, but the kits sound great. I wanted to get them, say them advertised in a gardening magazine (Burpis I think) way out of our price limit.
At Sams club the kits were less than $40 for a 42 X 84 bed. I didn't think that I could buy the lumber for that. They just go together so nice and easy. You get 7 straight boards, 4 corners, and two center connectors to put the straight boards into. No nailing or anything to it. Mel Bartholemew the author of Square Foot Gardening says to just use what you can scrounge. He recommended going to construction sites and asking if they had any scrap lumber. If they have to get rid of it at the dump I am sure they appreciate someone taking it off of their hands. I just figured these kits would last me a LONG time and I wouldn't have to worry about rot.
I doubt you could buy lumber and hardware for $40. cedar is expensive. any pics of the sams club kits?
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