Re: Raised beds and bed borders

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• Subject: Re: Raised beds and bed borders
• From: R* A* S* <r*@EARTHLINK.NET>
• Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 20:34:10 -0800

>a) plant in square foot pattern with no raised bed or border this year
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>b) line the boarders with large river rocks (readily available on our own
>property) and have a slightly raised bed
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>c)  obtain a permit from the forest service to gather fallen aspen logs and
>use them as borders.
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>What do you think would be our best option?
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>Francine
>Highland Rose Ranch
>Montrose, Colorado
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>Are the logs on your own land?  Are there an over aboundance of them
around?  If so, I would vote for C.  It would mean more work in the long run
(replacing logs as they rot out).  But think of the neat insects you might
attract to help out. Maybe a combo of river rocks on the bottom, with a few
layers of logs with gardening rebar for reiforcement?
Dawn S
Long Beach CA (zone 10)

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