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Re: Natural raised beds

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Charlie- I just remembered that in Girl scouts we mixed clay with straw and
water and made- -well I don't remember what we made- but they were
hard-almost like pottery.-Teri
----- Original Message -----
From: <KELOWNABC@aol.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: Natural raised beds


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> In a message dated 04/25/2000 9:36:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> csimpson@preferred.com writes:
>
> <<
>  I am trying the following method to provide "sides" and "ends" to my
raised
>  beds. I have rototilled several 3' wide by varying length beds to a depth
of
>  12 or so inches. I then "pulled" with a hoe, the soil, into "banks" about
6"
>  high, to form the borders, next I filled these depressions with compost
>  thereby creating "natural" raised beds. Since my soil is red clay I
expect
>  the borders to harden rather like adobe. Will let you all know how this
>  works out.
>
>  Charlie
>   >>
> Charlie, I have clay soil and have been trying to think of how to make
beds
> in my new place here.  I have been here only 6 months and can't afford to
> build wooden beds right now.  You have come up with a solution for me.  I
am
> going to try this too.  Hope this works for you.   Great idea and thanks.
>
> Lisa
>
>
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