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Re: I'm in California...

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Rachel wrote:

>I forgot to add that in my last post....I'm in Northern California in the
>foothills.  The local nursery said we are in Zone 7-8.

Rachel, I'm located down near the confluence of the American & Sacramento in
the valley.  Have used redwood for years. Excellent durability, pretty and
up until the last few years, econimical. I use 2' long 4X4 posts at the
corners and also in the center (for added reinforcement). For the sides I
have the lumberyard rip a 12' long 12" X 2" into 2 12' long 12" x 1". this
makes a 4'x8' bed. Grow all my annuals in them.

For perrenials I use the untreated landscape timbers, the ones that are
rounded on the sides, but flat on top & bottom. Gives some added drainage
with the semi-raised bed.

Just think how much more clay soil you'd have it hadn't been washing down
here for the last million or so years!

Bob in Sacramento
Zones are an average - I'm not


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