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Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please?
I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset |
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Hayley wrote .. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, Phone round some local scaffolding firms and ask what they do with their old planks, health and safety makes them replace them if only slightly damaged. They might even deliver them if you're lucky. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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from "catkin" contains these words: Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, Old tyres make good raised beds, but line the stack first with black polythene, as some of the chemicals in the rubbe just might leach out into the soil. If you live in a rural area, you'll find plenty of farmers with old tractor tyres, I would have thought. Raised strawberry beds are easy - cut inch holes in plastic dustbins/water butts. Make a few drainage holes in the bottom of the bins. Drill small holes down a piece of drainpipe and seal the bottom end with something like polythene lashed over it. Place pipe centrally, open end at the top, and fill the bin with soil. Plant strawberries in the holes in the bin, and use the pipe for watering the plants. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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g'day hayley,
all sorts of materila can be used, most can be gotten from your local demolition yard, even use bales of hay/straw, see pic's on our page to see what we have used. On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:47:40 -0000, "catkin" snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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... Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset Some useful ideas he http://tinyurl.com/a6zbob Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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"catkin" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset Hi Hayley, Gravel boards (as used at base of fencing to reduce risk of rotting) are commonly used to edge beds. They are available in 6', 8' and 12' lengths, although I think 6' is most often readily available (to fit with 6' fence panels). I should think any of the diy sheds will supply them; price very approximately £3 for 6' length. Relatively smart, relatively long-lasting. Spider |
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writes Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, Very familiar with gardening on clay .... on Somerset/Dorset border nr. Yeovil. I don't know exactly where you are but a trip to your nearest Mole Valley centre may be useful. They have very competitively priced timber and offcuts. I built 6 which were made out of old joists when we had an extension built some 4 years ago. You may be able to get hold of some similar 8" X 2" from some building developers who often just pile old timber onto a bonfire rather than go to the expense of carting it away. Good luck! -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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"catkin" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset Hi Hayley, Gravel boards (as used at base of fencing to reduce risk of rotting) are commonly used to edge beds. They are available in 6', 8' and 12' lengths, although I think 6' is most often readily available (to fit with 6' fence panels). I should think any of the diy sheds will supply them; price very approximately £3 for 6' length. Relatively smart, relatively long-lasting. Spider You can get them in cast concrete as well, I used slabs set in half their depth but you need to link the tops (drain pipe with a slot cut in) -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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"catkin" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, Not sure what your defintion of 'railway sleepers' is. To me that means the huge heavy mothers used to railway tracks. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...-195371054.htm $40 odd each I built raised beds using 'garden sleepers' http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...-195258638.htm $15-20 odd each when bought from the guy who mills them. The 2 jokers I purchased from had 'seconds' which reduced the price down to about $7-8 per sleeper. These are 200mm wide, 100 mm deep and 2.1 metres long. If you can find someone who mills garden sleepers in your area see if they have seconds available. I put my gardens together (3-4 sleepers high) roughly like this but without all the reinforcing. http://www.railwaysleeper.com/Chris's%20A-Z%20of%20a%20railway%20sleeper%20raised%20bed.htm If not that way, Bob has the right way to go with scaffold planks. Tick for that. rob |
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writes Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, The thought of using hypertufa slabs for making raised beds has crossed my mind. Does anyone know anything about the practicability of this? (Would they be too fragile? Would they leak too much lime into the soil?) -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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On 1 Jan, 17:47, "catkin" wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make these out of please? I've been using some made of old chopped up pallets which I joined together using various metal "bits" but these have had it now and I'd like to make something slightly more aesthetically pleasing. My first thought was railway sleepers but these (untreated) seem prohibitably expensive - especially delivered to Somerset. I also thought about scaffolding planks but cannot find anywhere selling these. Any suggestions would be most welcome. TIA, -- Hayley gardening on clay in Somerset Hi, There is a place called The Wood Pile on the A38 at West Huntspill (tel 01278 788978) which advertises lots of cheap building materials. I have wanted to visit, but never have , but see their ad in the local free Trade-it paper which comes out on Friday. Might be worth a look. Good luck David G in Clevedon. |
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