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Re: raised bed borders........

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RE: concrete blocks, PT lumber, plastic lumber, etc.  Why not use 
regular wood.  It does rot, but that's ok.  If you use doubled up 2x6 it 
will probably last at least five or six years, and probably more.  You 
will probably change around your garden anyway.  A great source for free 
wood is house construction sites.  If you go and ask the builder if you 
can have scraps, cut offs, etc, they will usually be more than glad to 
let you take away whatever you want.  You will usually get short pieces, 
but you can scarf them together and make a pretty nice bed.  Just down 
the street from me is a church where the builder made a serious error.  
They tore down half of the structure and there is a huge pile of 2x6 
lumber, anywhere from six to sixteen feet long.  I run into this 
situation all the time.  

Could I ask what may seem a dumb question.  I am not a square foot 
gardener (like the list, however) although I do grow on raised beds.  
Why bother to put a border around the beds?  seems like a lot of extra 
work.  Is there some major benefit I am missing?

Bill McKay in E. Mass


>
>This will be my first year of square foot gardening & would like advice 
about
>what kind of wood to use to build my raised bed border.  Pressure 
treated vs
>not.  What is everybody currently using?
>
>Thanks for your help.......
>
>Kim
>zone 7
>Virginia
>
>
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