Discussions about raised beds 4

Square Foot Gardening vs Raised Beds Is there an advantage one over the other? Which might be better for a beginner? Thank you. The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour Started by traildancer on Sunday, January 08, 2012, 16 posts by 14 people.   Read the full thread at maryjanesfarm Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at maryjanesfarm): Raised bed you add your own mix of.... Square foot gardening you already using the soil from the ground . It was my first time this summer foot gardening. I mix in 4 different types of soils though. I have the raised bed.

Raised Beds When I first made 4 raised beds about 6 yrs ago we had good success with veg growing. However gradually the beds have become invaded by fibrous tree roots and after lots of ongoing work to clear them I have almost given up. Does anyone know if it is possible... Started by ningernang on Thursday, January 05, 2012, 5 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at gardenerscorner Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenerscorner): Had a fair.... I built 3 raised beds last year and before filling in nutrients. We had the problem of the tree roots of a Leylandii growing into the raised beds of our greenhouse of the roots and tackle the owner? Cheers, Tony.

Raised beds/frames How deep does the soil need to be in a raised bed/frame for brocolii, cauliflower, lettuce, pepper, tomatoe, squash? Started by flyboy718 on Thursday, February 02, 2012, 7 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at theeasygarden Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at theeasygarden): That is, why are you doing raised beds? If you are working with hard packed clay_ to.) I have half a dozen permanent raised beds that are 12" tall (though they are not filled al doing raised beds?.... Underneath.

Edging/raised beds protection Hi all.... Am looking at trying to put some old pallet boards down as path edging and possibly as some raised beds. Is there anything that i can use before hand to protect the wood before putting it into the soil without any nasties leaching out into ... Started by stavroslinni on Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at growfruitandveg Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg): Pallet wood is generally pretty robust and should last 3 or 4 seasons without any. Anything.

Need help with raised beds Which is cheaper, from catalogs or building myself? What sort of lumber? Need sturdy and long lasting, but economical too. Lumber available locally, however there is extra charge for cutting to size. Labor is free (building myself). Would be for melons... Started by Feistywidget on Saturday, January 14, 2012, 7 posts by 1 people.   Read the full thread at gardenstew Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenstew): There was someone here last.... After I fill the inside. We have easy inches into the ground, leaving ten inches above ground for the raised bed. I've had a new idea for raised beds based on something I saw recently on the web.

Do dogs and raised beds mix? Afternoon, sisters. Now, this may be a very silly question, but I'm a very "green" green thumb. My hubby and I have been talking about getting some raised beds going for over a year now. I say it's time we actually do it! A few problems: 1) We are renting... Started by Sharon Denise on Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 5 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at maryjanesfarm Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at maryjanesfarm): I don't have any fencing (other than the pea and bean trellising) and the only dog never did, but... . All foragers, all boundaryless, but they never seem to care about my raised beds. I have 3 raised beds and 4 big dogs.

Need help with raised beds Really need recommendations of what dimensions (length, width, and depth) should be. Which is cheaper, from catalogs or building myself? Somebody suggested using lumber from pallets, but this isn't an option, as material from pallets aren't available.... Started by Hanako on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 5 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at gardeningforums Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardeningforums): Well should the raised beds have bottoms in them? If so, should for the raised.... I have a 20' x 20' plot. For a 4'x8' 2x8 thread. In? It will cost you in the range of 20% of buying a raised bed kit to build it yourself.

"A question if you do raised bed vegetable gardening" Do you have one large space or do you do separate beds for each type of plant? This: vs. This: Started by on Sunday, February 19, 2012, 14 posts   Read the full thread at twopeasinabucket Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at twopeasinabucket): Good luck .... We built smaller raised beds with tiles between...easier to work around. My "beds" are 4' X, though. I have found that it's much easier to garden using raised beds. Doing raised beds.

Raised Bed Soil Advice Hi, first time poster so please be kind!. I installed 4 raised beds last year, the veg grew well and the results were much tastier than the veg we were buying from the supermarket!. I was wondering whether I should now add something to the soil?. Maybe... Started by AndersonButler on Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 11 posts by 8 people.   Read the full thread at growfruitandveg Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg): .Sounds like it .... This seems better value (25kg) but may be more than I need for my small area . My question is, what did you put, in terms of soil, in the raised beds raised beds (50cm) deep. Welcome BTW Hello and welcome.

Raised beds for growing vegetables On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:17:36 +0100, mrssue <mrssue.504ad86@gardenbanter.co.uk Hi, I am fairly new to gardening and wonder if it is ok to use railway sleepers to construct raised beds - are there any concerns using these as they have been chemically... Started by mrssue on Friday, August 21, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at omgili Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili): As a guide 3' to 4' (.... The bed should be a width that you can readily work from the side without standing or kneeling on the bed, so it depends on your height and flexibility. Actually been used on a railway) so they would OK .