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

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In a message dated 99-02-15 22:08:06 EST, KAllen5@aol.com writes:

<< 
 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 >>

We've been using the same 2 x 10 boards for 5years now..and they still look
fine..not pressure treated..just the regular "cheapest we could get" boards
at Hechingers.  We use those push in the dirt corner stakes to hold them. We
presently have 2 3x4 blocks, one 4x4 block and 2 U-shaped beds..8'outside
length and 3' width(for each leg).  The soil is heavy clay but we added a
lovely mix of bagged stuff from Behnkes' 
it comes as a mix of top soil, peatmoss, and lime stone dust..all we added was
some compost/manure..and off we went..
Margaret
zone 6ish/MD


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