Hi All

I am looking to make up my first raised bed and was wondering if I can use
gravel boards from B&Q? I know that some people say not to use certain
materials etc...

Any advice appreciated

Donna

In message , Donna UK
writes
Hi All

I am looking to make up my first raised bed and was wondering if I can use
gravel boards from B&Q? I know that some people say not to use certain
materials etc...

Any advice appreciated
Donna

I had a quick look, and at 15cms x 1.83M they look about the right size,
and they are about 8 Squids each.

I wonder how that compares with timber?
You've got me thinking about that now, though I've got a piece of
planking which would do for a small bed...
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Gordon H
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:51:11 +0100, "Donna UK"
wrote:

Hi All

I am looking to make up my first raised bed and was wondering if I can use
gravel boards from B&Q? I know that some people say not to use certain
materials etc...

Any advice appreciated

Donna


I have seem them used for raised beds to good effect and they should
last forever. But they look very heavy!

Gordon H wrote:
In message , Donna UK
writes
Hi All

I am looking to make up my first raised bed and was wondering if I can
use
gravel boards from B&Q? I know that some people say not to use certain
materials etc...

Any advice appreciated
Donna

I had a quick look, and at 15cms x 1.83M they look about the right size,
and they are about 8 Squids each.

I wonder how that compares with timber?
You've got me thinking about that now, though I've got a piece of
planking which would do for a small bed...
You can also get them 12" (300mm) wide from proper builders merchants
and they will usually deliver free over £50. Travis Perkins price these
at about £14 vat ex.

hth

Bob

Use breeze blocks and lay them flat. Search around for the best price. I can get them as low as 48p. £35 should buy you enough to make a bed 20' x 4' x 8" high. You can also grow in pots, buckets etc. on topof the wall if you are thinking that you are losing space. They do not need cementing in place, you can change your beds if you prefer a different size or shape, and they last for years.
Bigal

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lid (Fuschia) wrote:

But they look very heavy!

That's because they are!

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On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:29 +0100 (BST), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Fuschia) wrote:

But they look very heavy!

That's because they are!


Gosh! I never realised that. You learn something every day.

Of course they are heavy. That means that they will stay put when you put them down. Go for something lighter and more expensive if you intend to move them every five minutes. They are sturdy, so you can sit on them, stand on them, and walk on them. If you can run on them your bed will be too long. They also mean that you can increase the hight as you get more material to fill the bed. They are also useful for partitioning if you want to make small beds for permanent plants or even with a different soil type. I did this with everlasting onions with which I had had limited success until I discovered they like to be planted in clay. Bigal