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Re: raised beds

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In a message dated 12/06/1999 1:51:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
garden@vo.cnchost.com writes:

<< My 
 strong recommendation is to spring for the 1/2" or 1/4" hardware cloth and 
 have the satisfaction of knowing you won't regret it later.
 
 Save chicken wire for above ground uses where if it doesn't work you A) can 
 see damage right away and then immediately change to stronger material, and 
 B) you can replace with stronger material with far less total crop damage 
 and far less labor costs to redo the project.
  >>
I totally agree.  I prefer to use both the 1/2 inch and the 1/4 inch.  They 
will last a bit longer if you paint them with oil based enamel first.  I 
don't mind paying more for the better quality materials.  After all I don't 
want to have to remake my beds every year.  
I have just moved to a new place with 5 acres where the traditional method 
has been used.  I want to build enclosed beds out where the traditional 
garden plot has been and fill the beds with compost as it is finished.   I 
have designed beds that are 2 feet high, 4 feet wide and will add to the 
length as I get the lumber.  The sides of the upper enclosure will be made 
with 2x4 frames and chicken wire "screening" .  I want to have it so each 
section canbe removed indivdually to access the bed for care.  I plan to make 
the sections about 3x4, I also want to enclose the top of the bed too to help 
keep squirrels and birds out.  However I will continue to grow my pole beans 
in the bed where the permanent poles are.  No sense fixing something that 
isn't broken.  

Lisa in a small town in Washington State.  Zone 8 or the warm end of 7


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