yep, right over the top. I used pressure treated wood too!!! drove a wooden stake
down into the ground then screwed the planks to the stake, they are two or three high
(2x4s) which I lined with cheap plastic down the plants (stapled on the inside) and
about 6 inches onto the ground to keep soil from working thru the cracks. filled it
up with what we dug out from the pond and amended as we went with manure, compost,
etc. it does settle so I brought it right up to the top and then I been mulching
everything since then, builds up a nice humus after a while.
I painted the front of the wood a bluish gray mottled with bluish green.
Ingrid

earl wrote:

Did you build the raise beds right over top of mulch or grass? How did
you prepare the foundations for them? I know the structure is simple,
I'm just afraid of slapping them down on something I shouldn't =/
Earl

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:37:11 GMT, wrote:

I have a 25' x 25' back yard it is very tight. I built raised beds rather than plant
right into the soil (which is wonderful BTW). I find raised beds are easier to deal
with, and more interesting. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/backyard.htm
believe it or not, I still go areas to "develop" or plant in that itty bitty back
yard. there are also great books that deal with gardening in tiny places.
Ingrid


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