Re: New raised beds
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- Subject: Re: New raised beds
- From: N* <R*@foxinternet.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:39:53 -0800
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Just pile up the soil. Permanent containment of raised beds is more
trouble than it's worth. Weeds grow around the edges and it's difficult
to work the soil.
Steve (Maritime...)
Kgrzes@aol.com wrote:
>
> Happy Spring everyone!
>
> With all the beautiful weather we've been having in Ohio this weekend, I've
> been doing a lot of work preparing some new garden beds. Anyone have any
> ideas for some reasonably priced ways of constructing raised beds? I don't
> want to use pressure treated wood, as I've heard that this can lead to arsenic
> being leached into the soil and thus into the veggies.
>
> Karen G.