Re: Raised beds
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Raised beds
- From: h*@mars.ark.com (Heather Hallworth)
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 08:07:42 -0700
Barb,
My beds are for growing perennials so do not get roto-tilled and the rocks
can be cemented but mine are not. I have not had the problem of dirt and rocks
washing out and we do get lots of rain on the west coast .
In my vegie garden I have the raised beds with no sides and they work great.
Heather on Vancouver Island
>G'day, Heather, Linda, Dale, RFS, & everyone else interested in this thread --
>
>I've been trying to picture ROCKS to hold the mini-wall. Would you cement
>them in?
>Seems like you would have to to keep the dirts & rocks from washing out.
>I have rock around the swimming pool & have hated it for years.
>I am so tired of picking them up & throwing them back in!!!
>At least they are light-colored so I can see them before I hit them with the
>mower.
>
>I really appreciate the suggestion of Cedar & sealants. I'm can be pretty
>handy about doing things for myself but there's a lot that escapes me. Would
>Redwood stain like you use on picnic tables, etc., be of any help?
>
>Now, how do you roto-till small raised beds??
>Wouldn't long rows all the way across be easier to till?
>Wouldn't it be difficult to till without kicking the rocks out here & there?
>
>I was watching Martha Stewart recently & she didn't have anything holding the
>dirt in her raised beds. Just 4 stakes around each & some string, I think,
>inbetween. Isn't she amazing!!
>
>It's so wet here I sink nearly to my ankles when I walk across the back yard!!
>
>Thank again, Barb
>Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
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