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Re: Materials for Raised Beds

We built ours with 2" redwood boards, 4' by 12".  I put hardward cloth on the bottom to deter gophers.  I'm glad I did as the gopher holes are appearing all around my beds.  I built three 4' by 4' beds and grow lots of  stuff, plus flowers (sweetpeas on the fence behind them).  Great for small areas.

Good luck! Heidi F.

In a message dated 97-03-14 12:09:44 EST, jcosler@erols.com (Judy Cosler)
writes:
 <My question concerns materials for constructing raised beds.  I want to
 <use wood (non-PT).  Do I have to use big 4x4" or 6x6" post-type wood?
 <Or can I use fat-ish boards?  (Hope that makes sense).  I wanted to use
 <the posts, but cannot find any that are non-PT in the Washington, DC
 <area.  I think one lumber store would order them for >$600!!!  Don't
 <think so!

We used 2x6 lumber and it has worked well for over 3yrs.!!!!!! Either nail
together or look in gardening catalogs for PVC corner posts(that's what we
used)

 <Also, since I haven't seen the book yet, do I "board" off the sq ft's or
 <other planting spaces?  Or just plant in sq ft spacings. (again, clear?)

you can either mark them off with string or latttice or "whatever" works for
you sometimes we mark the areas sometimes not...it depends on what we are
planting

 <I don't have much space (about 12ft by 5 ft); I'm basically in the
< city.  Is this method good for that amount of space? >>
We started in our garden with 2  3x4' areas and it worked MUCH better than
regular gardening...not as much wasted space and MUCH more harvest, with less
weeding!!!!

Enjoy your garden!!!
Margaret(suburban MD Zone 7)
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