02GF74
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 04:36 PM |
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OT Raised bed gardening?
think that is what it is called....
basically some planks set edgeways then filled with compost.
I plan to have a go at that this year since my method of digging bed results in the strip between the beds getting grassed over whcih then proceed
into the beds.
anyone had a got at this?
[Edited on 2/3/09 by 02GF74]
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BenB
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 04:40 PM |
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I've done that for my asparagus. Works very nicely. I might do my whole allotment using this method (heavy london clay under foot). Just be
careful what you make the edges out off if you're growing veg IE don't use railways sleepers that have twenty years of creosote slapped
onto them or you'll produce the plants and possible yourself!!
Best thing about a raised bed planting scheme is that it's pretty much dig free. Because you walk between the beds rather than on them the soil
doesn't get compacted so no need for digging (maybe an occasional light forking over).
The only downside is that you'll need a fair amount of organic material to fill the beds....
The other advantage is it'll compartmentalise the plot e.g. you won't find the strawberry runners appearing on the other side of your
garden cos when you see them climbing over the edge of the bed you can nip them off!!
Obviously if you're going to plant anything deep (e.g. parnsips) you'll need to dig down below the raised bed and make sure the soil there
is free from rocks / rich in humus etc etc...
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nick205
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 05:06 PM |
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Have I stimbled into the wrong forum again 
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catman
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 05:37 PM |
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i would recommend using railway sleepers, 8ft long £15 each, just be aware of the volume that is required to fill these, you can fit at least a tonne
in an average raised planter.
Ed
caged supersix
Carbon/GRP
210 bhp silvertop
190 lbft
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