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RE: raised beds

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Thanks; I had no idea.

At 1:37 PM -0800 12/6/1999, JC Dill wrote:

> >>One other idea - it's a good idea to put a layer of something like hardware
> >>cloth on the ground under the raised beds.  Keeps gophers out.  Of course I
> >>didn't figure that out until after they invaded from below!
> >
> >Yeah, my husband is on the way to the hardware store right now to buy some
> >chicken wire for the bottom of the beds.
>
>hardware cloth != chicken wire  ("!=" means "does not equal" :-)
>
>Hardware cloth is much stronger and will last a lot longer in the soil
>before rusting through to where it can be easily broken.  When new it will
>also resist breaking and chewing far more than chicken wire.  Considering
>the costs of choosing wrong (veggies damaged/plants killed by rooting
>marauders) and the labor costs for redoing it later (digging up all your
>beds to replace the bad material with good), the potential cost savings of
>using chicken wire can end up being very penny wise and pound foolish.  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.
>
>jc
>
>
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