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Re: building raised beds

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Hello,

I too at first didn't want to put on the outside.
Then I realized that the stakes can be spaced 12" apart and use to attach the twine to make the 12"x12" squares.(a grid) and have the dual purpose of supporting the walls.

Use a nice adjustable knot so in the event the twian becomes slack it can be pulled tight again.

it is much better then putting nails in the top of the wood to fasten the twian didviders.
I used 1/4 re-bar, it is cheap, easy to cut, and easy to hammer into the ground.

Vance 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: the Bobisuthis <bobshy@concentric.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 3:28 PM
Subject: building raised beds


Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Hi All,
I'm about to put together my raised beds. Had to hand pick out each board.
It's getting hard to find good boards. My questions is this; I'm thinking of
using galvanised angle irons to hold the boards together at the corners
instead of wood. I thought they might be able to help keep the boards from
splitting as they will be screwed in from the top to the bottom of the
boards and they wouldn't rot. Any other suggestions? I'm thinking that I'll
need to sink in a 4x4 post about at the middle of the 12' span to keep the
boards from bowing. I really don't want to put them on the outside because
of the look but I think that that really might be the better way to do it as
far as strength. Again any suggestions?
Thanks,
Melody


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