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Old 06-03-2014, 02:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 06/03/2014 14:12, David Hill wrote:
On 06/03/2014 13:40, Andy Burns wrote:
stuart noble wrote:

IME they rot at ground level because of prolonged contact with water,
but you can reduce the chances of that happening by having a concrete
base visible above ground and keeping the bases clear of vegetation.


I was considering resting the corners on 1/4 paving slab "pads" to deter
them from settling into the soil and shifting around, as mentioned
earlier I am considering lining them, weed membrane would be porous, so
would have to be a full waterproof membrane to stop soil within the beds
rotting them from inside out, rather than from ground-level up


Why not use paving slabs or half slabs on edge to make the beds, they
will never rot

OR a run of concrete blocks