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Post by willowgirl on Mar 30, 2015 2:38:18 GMT
We will be building raised beds soon ... got 500 of these blocks for free off Craigslist!!
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Post by smokey on Mar 30, 2015 3:01:48 GMT
Those are much nicer than the run of the mill concrete blocks I have. Are those clay?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 3:33:20 GMT
We will be building raised beds soon ... got 500 of these blocks for free off Craigslist!! You are lucky to find such a treasure. They will makes lots of beds,or one looonnng one LOL. eb
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 5:49:56 GMT
We've been making raised beds with concrete blocks and it works really well. Three blocks high is a nice height and we can put diatomaceous earth around them to keep the slugs out. At the new house we will have to do something to keep the chickens out or will will wish it was only slugs we had to deal with. We haven't moved into the new house yet, but the garden is started.
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Post by wally on Mar 30, 2015 10:25:30 GMT
got to agree, 3 foot wide is the way to go, I have 13 beds, the walk ways are also three feet wide
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 20:42:59 GMT
We will be building raised beds soon ... got 500 of these blocks for free off Craigslist!! WOW! Great find Willowgirl. Note to self: keep a closer eye on craigs list free stuff!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 21:50:42 GMT
I am trying SFG this year, for the first time. I have an in ground garden....16 x 12, which was getting a bit crowded last summer, so I decided to try the raised bed SFG route. build the beds last weekend....they are already placed in the back yard for optimal sun exposure....sand will be delivered this week, and already have ingredients for "the mix"....compost is home-made in my backyard...... am looking forward to learning from all of your experiences....
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Post by southerngardngal on Apr 1, 2015 21:27:23 GMT
We've used raised beds for several years. They're made from wood we were able to salvage from house building projects my nephews were doing. This year we are going to plant vegetables in the flower beds (not raised bed) also. We're letting two of the raised beds sit empty this year. Well, not planted. We have cardboard and leaves piled into them to compost. I like the rocks. They make beautiful beds. The concrete blocks make pretty beds too but I'm afraid here in the south those would get way too hot in our 100 degree temps. A raised bed building story: DH was building a larger raised bed for tomatoes one year. He missed the nail with the hammer instead hit his finger. Crushed the finger....Had to have surgery with a pin in his finger to hold the bone together. That bed wound up costing over $17,000.00. The insurance paid part of it but we still had to pay almost $5,000.00. We're still trying to pay for the bed by growing something in it all the time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 1:21:17 GMT
We've used raised beds for several years. They're made from wood we were able to salvage from house building projects my nephews was doing. This year we are going to plant vegetables in the flower beds (not raised bed) also. We're letting two of the raised beds sit empty this year. Well, not planted. We have cardboard and leaves piled into them to compost. I like the rocks. They make beautiful beds. The concrete blocks make pretty beds too but I'm afraid here in the south those would get way too hot in our 100 degree temps. A raised bed building story: DH was building a larger raised bed for tomatoes one year. He missed the nail with the hammer instead hit his finger. Crushed the finger....Had to have surgery with a pin in his finger to hold the bone together. That bed wound up costing over $17,000.00. The insurance paid part of it but we still had to pay almost $5,000.00. We're still trying to pay for the bed by growing something in it all the time. ouch.....all the way around. long ROI on that bed, for sure
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