Building Raised Beds

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how i made my vegetable raised beds

to make a raised bed 4m x 1.680 = 6.72 square m you will need the following 3 scaffold boards 3.9m by .200mm or 9 inch ...

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29 Sep, 2011
Kenoak

New Challenge - Construction of very small garden.

I was asked by the friend of a customer to design and construct a small very low maintenance garden with plenty of colour,...

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1 Jun, 2011
Mossy

Raised and not so raised beds

After reading an article on raised beds I decided to build a few myself. The article suggested a raised bed made from untreated...

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30 Jul, 2010
Arwel

Novice enquiry again..... :-)

The break in the weather is brilliant hope it holds out for more than a day or 2, as we've made a start in the garden. ...

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2 Mar, 2010
Kimmy666

scaffold boards

hi, i managed to get hold of 50 scaffold boards (free of charge) from a friend of mine,and i have edged my allotment with...

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25 Feb, 2010
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Questions & advice on building raised beds

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I'm planning to construct a 4ft sq raised bed using new railway sleepers

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5 Dec, 2010
Damow

do i need to put a weed supressant at the bottom of a new raised bed before putting in the soil and compost ?

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7 Apr, 2010
Guest

Bookcases for raised beds?

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26 Jan, 2010
Cammacbusby

hi all,new to this but would like to know if now is a good time build a raised bed for veg?

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21 Jan, 2010
Aaron1974

i am making a veg

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28 Dec, 2009
Trevor131

How should wood be treated which is being used for raised beds?

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18 Nov, 2009
Crispian

building deep beds

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8 Oct, 2009
Maureenm

What best to put in raised planters?

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7 Oct, 2009
Oddbillie

Where do you get boards for raised beds?

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14 Sep, 2009
Ian_digs_v2

filling my raised bed

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11 Sep, 2009
1812

raised bed

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29 Aug, 2009
Riboid

I have built 2 planters

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19 Aug, 2009
Billygrowbag

How soon can I put plants into new raised beds?

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17 Aug, 2009
Springy

should i put a linning on the inside of my rescently built brick raised planters?

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8 Aug, 2009
1812

Is Pressure Treated wood safe for raised gardens?

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29 Jul, 2009
Gkorh

Can I put raised beds onto concrete?

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26 Jul, 2009
Jayandjonathan

Soil type/ Raised beds?

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1 Jun, 2009
Dimple

can I make a raised bed from 18mm ply

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12 May, 2009
Albert6309

making a veg plot in my lawn.

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9 May, 2009
Goingpotty

raised bed drainage

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21 Mar, 2009
Charlucie

Do we need terram under my new veggie patch?

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17 Mar, 2009
Poppyplatt

raised beds why are they better?

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16 Mar, 2009
Amaranth

how deep must i have raised beds for growing veg

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11 Mar, 2009
Ted

wood preservative

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27 Feb, 2009
Fixit

Can I use "sharp sand" to lighten a clay soil.

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23 Feb, 2009
Itzeethecat

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