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Old 01-01-2011, 03:12 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Raised beds for n00bs

Thanks to all who replied to my previous question. Clearly, I've got
some work to do.

I've settled on a pair of 2ftx8ftx2ft high boxes to start the spring. As
for the wood, I'm considering PT for the rot resistance but something
nagging in the back of my mind remembers outgassing of formaldehyde from PT?

Also, the question of what they get filled with is kind of important and
I've been unable to find anything resembling a consensus. My current
thought is 1/2 topsoil and 1/2 aged horse manure as a start.

What else should I be looking at?



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The word "urgent" is the moral of the story "The boy who cried wolf". As
a general rule I don't believe it until a manager comes to me almost in
tears. I like to catch them in a cup and drink them later.
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