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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:20:07 -0000, Bob wrote:
You could be right about the beds being used for alpines, when I unearthed them after what seems to be 35 years growth of weeds, shrubs and trees I found a frame above each one about 2 feet above soil level it foxed me what they were used for. Aha! Bulb frames. Used to grow tempermental bulbs that take exception to Britain's damp climate. I think Wisley has bulb frames, so you might go take a gander if you're in the neighborhood to see how they are used. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:20:07 -0000, Bob wrote:
You could be right about the beds being used for alpines, when I unearthed them after what seems to be 35 years growth of weeds, shrubs and trees I found a frame above each one about 2 feet above soil level it foxed me what they were used for. Aha! Bulb frames. Used to grow tempermental bulbs that take exception to Britain's damp climate. I think Wisley has bulb frames, so you might go take a gander if you're in the neighborhood to see how they are used. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:20:07 -0000, Bob wrote:
You could be right about the beds being used for alpines, when I unearthed them after what seems to be 35 years growth of weeds, shrubs and trees I found a frame above each one about 2 feet above soil level it foxed me what they were used for. Aha! Bulb frames. Used to grow tempermental bulbs that take exception to Britain's damp climate. I think Wisley has bulb frames, so you might go take a gander if you're in the neighborhood to see how they are used. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. |
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. One of my cold frames had a wide angle-iron belted into the ground at each corner, allowing the boards to slot in. The idea was to raise it by adding more boards as the melons grew, and that was fine, except that because the hinge had to be forward of the back board a bit, you had to remove the lid and the back board and slip another beneath it. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. One of my cold frames had a wide angle-iron belted into the ground at each corner, allowing the boards to slot in. The idea was to raise it by adding more boards as the melons grew, and that was fine, except that because the hinge had to be forward of the back board a bit, you had to remove the lid and the back board and slip another beneath it. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. One of my cold frames had a wide angle-iron belted into the ground at each corner, allowing the boards to slot in. The idea was to raise it by adding more boards as the melons grew, and that was fine, except that because the hinge had to be forward of the back board a bit, you had to remove the lid and the back board and slip another beneath it. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I've just invested in 12 scaffolding planks to start dragging some order into my vegetable garden. I was going to lay them and cut another to make the top ends and whack a piece of wood into each corner and screw the planks to them. However a carpenter said I might just as well nail the scaffolding planks to each other. Is this okay? I wouldn't! The planks will split around the nails and the weight of the soil will push the corners apart. We have 3" square corners with the planks screwed to these using decking screws. You will also need a post in the middle of the long sides otherwise the weight of the soil will bow them out. We knocked our posts and centre supports about 12" into the ground before screwing the planks in place. Keep a couple of short lengths of plank to put across the bed - you can lean or kneel on these when weeding the centre to make it more comfortable. One of my cold frames had a wide angle-iron belted into the ground at each corner, allowing the boards to slot in. The idea was to raise it by adding more boards as the melons grew, and that was fine, except that because the hinge had to be forward of the back board a bit, you had to remove the lid and the back board and slip another beneath it. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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