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re: New raised garden beds - what type of wood to use?
Posted on 3/17/23 at 6:50 pm to Loup
Posted on 3/17/23 at 6:50 pm to Loup
Landscape Timbers are treated. Treated lumber won’t hurt anything so use them if you want. It also doesn’t work for ground contact, so it will rot. Might as well use untreated pine. Just redo every few years.
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Posted on 3/17/23 at 7:37 pm to Dingleberry Dan
I use cedar fence pickets. They are cheap and last long enough. I rarely have the bed directly on the ground though, most are up off the ground.
Posted on 3/17/23 at 11:15 pm to armsdealer
I built mine out of Trex composite deck boards.Like Ragin Cajunz ,I put them two high.Built them in 2003 and they’re holding up well.
It cost me $100/ bed (4x12) but I figure it’s worth it not to have to replace them every few years.
It cost me $100/ bed (4x12) but I figure it’s worth it not to have to replace them every few years.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 8:02 am to Dingleberry Dan
Metal feed troughs from tractor supply
Pre-built beds!
Pre-built beds!
Posted on 3/18/23 at 8:35 am to LSUA 75
That’s abt the same price as 2x12’s treated.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 10:42 am to PHNBK
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built new ones this year. I used metal roofing i had so that the soil doesn't come in contact
Those look great. And should last a good long while.
Posted on 3/18/23 at 3:13 pm to Dingleberry Dan
I used 2x12 treated lumber to build my 12x4 ft. raised bed for root crop stuff like beets, garlic, onions, etc. in 06 and they are working for me.
Yes, they've weathered a good bit and will need replacing in the next year or two. Only advice I'll give and will use is when replacing them I will put a cross member in the center across the width to help keep the long sides from wanting to bow out over time.
Yes, they've weathered a good bit and will need replacing in the next year or two. Only advice I'll give and will use is when replacing them I will put a cross member in the center across the width to help keep the long sides from wanting to bow out over time.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 7:07 pm to CatfishJohn
I made a raised garden with animal watering tanks for farm stores and just leave out the drain holes so they have some drainage so the plants down drown.
Have you ever heard of Hugelkultur? You set rotting logs in the bottom of the tank then smaller branches and rotted leaves and finally your soil on top. I'm going to put my rhubarb in that tank.
The proponents of that say that the rotting wood products hold the moisture well.
Have you ever heard of Hugelkultur? You set rotting logs in the bottom of the tank then smaller branches and rotted leaves and finally your soil on top. I'm going to put my rhubarb in that tank.
The proponents of that say that the rotting wood products hold the moisture well.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 12:23 am to Salmon
quote:northeen tool has prefab ones. I picked up 3 -3x8 ones when they went on sale for 40 bucks each.
You could also build corrugated metal bed for pretty cheap that will last longer.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 3:31 am to PillageUrVillage
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Pressure treated wood used to contain arsenic. But it hasn't for 20+ years.
I see a lot of tags on the lumber I work with saying CCA, for chromated copper arsenate. Granted it's not your run of the mill shite from depot or lowes, but they absolutely are still using aresnic to treat lumber today, mainly for dock building.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 6:43 am to MoarKilometers
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Granted it's not your run of the mill shite from depot or lowes, but they absolutely are still using aresnic to treat lumber today, mainly for dock building.
Yes, there are still some specific commercial and industrial markets that use it. But like you said, you won’t see it in the box stores.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 9:27 am to sc2anni
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Have you ever heard of Hugelkultur? You set rotting logs in the bottom of the tank then smaller branches and rotted leaves and finally your soil on top.
I'm doing that this year but without a container. Just finished digging it our yesterday; 30 feet long by 4 foot wide. I'll start setting old logs and fallen branches this evening.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 8:25 pm to Dingleberry Dan
Pressure treated wood before 2003 contained trace amounts of arsenic. I just built some beds with treated lumber, but I lined them with a 6mil liner anyway. If I could redo it, I would have placed concrete pavers on the ground and then placed the wood on that to keep it elevated a bit and extend the life.
Cedar is probably the best way to go, but that shite is still kinda pricey and I'm not trying to grow $500 tomamtoes.
Cedar is probably the best way to go, but that shite is still kinda pricey and I'm not trying to grow $500 tomamtoes.
Posted on 3/20/23 at 9:24 pm to Dingleberry Dan
Thanks for all the ideas and comments, they are very much appreciated. I think I have settled on making the beds with cinder blocks. It’s hard to pass up the price and longevity. Initially, I was pretty dead set on using cedar but it’s just so much more expensive and I don’t trust that they won’t rot in 3-5 years tops. I will try and remember to share some pictures once I get them built, if anyone is interested.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:43 am to PillageUrVillage
I have 9 12'X4' boxes built out of 2"X12" treated and 2 1'X12' green bean trellis boxes out of same that have lasted 4 years first build and 3 years now second build. I just re-build around the existing boxes when needed. all works well for me.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 11:56 am to Bandit1980
About 30 years ago one of my friends got hold of old railroad crossties that he stacked 2 high to make his raised beds in his yard.
Those things were loaded with creosote so he stapled a couple layers of heavy duty plastic to cover the inside of the boxes and filled them with composted material.
I wouldn't use them for that purpose, but it worked fine for him and his family with great crops of vegetables all year long.
Those things were loaded with creosote so he stapled a couple layers of heavy duty plastic to cover the inside of the boxes and filled them with composted material.
I wouldn't use them for that purpose, but it worked fine for him and his family with great crops of vegetables all year long.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 5:47 pm to sc2anni
quote:whenever i lose a big tree (unfortunately ofter, i had a few dozen old willow oaks) i build new beds around the stumps. as the stumps rot they add nutrients back to the bed and as you noted, they act as a giant water catch
The proponents of that say that the rotting wood products hold the moisture well.
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