sockiescat wrote:
hello everyone i was wondering if u could help me decide which way to
build a raised bed.
i dont want to use pressure treated lumber because i am going to be
using this bed for veggies but i do want to use some kind of timber.
i was wondering if anyone can tell me what they used for their walls.
this is going to be an interesting project i have never done this
before.
i would like to build the walls about 2 to 3 feet high and go about 4
or 5 feet wide and around 15 to 20 feet at least long.
some things i was wondering is do u kill off the grass below and then
remove it or do u build right over the grassed area after u kill it
off? the base im building on is sandy clay loam and the grass is really
cut short.
also would u put landscape fabric below your box to stop any weeds from
working up through?
any help that anyone could give me would be really greatly appreciated.
thanks everyone.
cyaaaaa, sockiescat.



I used new pressure treated (non-arsenic) 2x6's for the sides and ends,
pressure treated 2x4's to make stakes for the ends and the middles, and
16d nails to hold it all together. I don't remember, but I don't think
the nails were galvanized. The new pressure treated wood is supposed to
be very corrosive to nails, but mine haven't rusted out yet after 3
years. I'm gonna retire one one of the beds this winter when I clean up
the garden, it'll interesting to see what the nails look like when I
tear it down.

Bob