@t3ap0t If they've got edible things in then I line them because tantalised timber. For actual planters I also line the bottom, but cut slits along the bottom to help with drainage. I use nylon hop sacks.
@bearnecessities - how does timber become tantalised? Is this lockdown related?
I thought that modern tannalised timbers didn't leach out bad stuff into the soil??
Oops 🙂 And I have no idea on the latter and you might be right, I just do it out of caution (and I have shedloads of bloody sacks - you're welcome to any if you're passing)
We need @perchypanther ...there's definitely a joke in there about lockdown, tantalised wood and pressure treatment.
I thought that modern tannalised timbers didn’t leach out bad stuff into the soil??
I've been pondering this, I've got ~3 extra 2.4m sleepers from doing the borders and was going to put them in the veg patch.
The other alternative is make some chunky benches.
@matt_outandabout - where did you get the blue hoops from or is it some re-purposed material?
It looks like a great idea though.
Todays' pics. Bear in mind I am due snow on Saturday...
Salad
Broccoli
Peas
Beetroot
Strawbs
Apples
(new) Plums
– what are you going to grow in there
No idea, that's my wife's domain. Something that doesn't die too easily, I hope, as we're generally terrible gardeners. its intended to kind of split the garden, so maybe something medium-tall?
You can then plant your potatoes nice and deep and get lovely big long parsnips.
That's impressive- plant potatoes and get out parsnips.
@matt_oab - looking good. Hope Jack Fost stays away
Ours are made from joists. The corner posts go right down to what used to be the base of an old 60s garage. We built the beds then filled in around them with rubble then soil.
One big design flaw: they're too wide for Mrs Gti to reach the middle.
Now there's room under your bed for all those guitar cases😛
b'dum tish
This was a few weeks back now
And today
The tulips will come out soon and the bulbs stored until the autumn, to make room for something else
Now filled with soil and my little bit of artificial grass laid
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If I could work out how,
I would put up a photo of my new asparagus beds, with plants actually growing
when you cut through you’ll see how little the stuff they use actually penetrates.
There different grades of tanalised-ness (Classes 1 - 4 - I think theres a class 5 but that seems to be specced for the transport industry and doesn't seem easy for us plebs to get our hands on) )depending on how dry the timber is before treatment (I think) and therefore how deep the treatment manages to penetrate. Classes 1 and 2 are internal woodwork with a bit of risk of getting wet occasionally - upper floor joists, tile battens etc. Anything in contact with the ground wants to be Class 4.
However vendors rarely tell you what class of treatment the wood has had.
Local guy here sells reclaimed stuff, looks much better too.
Wheres you're local guy Nobeer? I always end up going up to Glasgow of Falkirk when I need reclaimed stuff.
Our raised beds were made from gravel boards and are now 7 years old. Some have been repositioned and rejigged since but i think they've still got a few years in them yet. The advice when we first built them was everything rots so might as well get something cheap. We weren't too worried about aesthetics at the time as we knew we'd likely be repositioning in a couple of years. They've lasted better than expected.
Wheres you’re local guy Nobeer? I always end up going up to Glasgow of Falkirk when I need reclaimed stuff
We use Glasgow wood recycling at work. Brilliant people, speak to Peter.
We use Glasgow wood recycling at work. Brilliant people, speak to Peter.
Oh - yes - I go way back with Peter - they're a great gang. In fact I was supposed to go in and do some design work with him last year but work/life balance went all wonky.
Just wondering where Nobeer is using closer to home.
I am going to build some raised beds this winter ready for spring. Can't decide between shop bought metal or DIY wood.
I do like the look of metal but I think it would be good to be able to sit on the edge of the bed.
Built earlier in the year, and before anything started growing. 3x2 with three coats of Sadolin.
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They look good. & 3x2 a lot cheaper than the sleepers I've been looking at.
I forgot to actually post a photo.
Just built up ( new ones are nice and shiny)
I put these together from accumulated off cuts of 2x4. Treated and plastic lined, sited on a row of bricks just proud of the lawn so they should last a bit.
Plants aren't especially bedded in in this picture, they should be fuller in the spring.
Did an elephant sit on that table?
😜
The log wall fell on it!
Get it on Etsy as a "Dali homage alfresco dining table"
Lol.
We grew masses of swiss chard, autumn raspberries, radishes, beetroot, tiny carrots, sunflowers, beans, rocket, coriander, oh and some weeds too.
It really was a bumper summer (probably due to the veg bed soil we bought) but now the beds look like a post-apocalyptic scene, bereft of life.
Those beds in my picture are to provide some structure and demarcation to the edge of the patio. In theory, once they are mature, what we've planted should reach about 1 m high including the beds themselves, giving a modicum of privacy to the patio without shutting it away or excluding the sun. If we've done it right, we should get colour from them during spring, summer and autumn.
We have a separate veg bed, but its only about 1.0m2 and some plastic bins for new potatoes. This setup is really just for my teens to learn about growing food. This year we had Charlotte potatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, broccoli (disaster), and french beans. Leeks are still in there at the moment.
Just wondering where Nobeer is using closer to home.
Sorry just seen this! local guy is near springside, on a farm, called Scott Hutchison, found him on facebook marketplace and it seems to be about the only place he exists online.
@Nobeerinthefridge
Yes I came across him a while later - bought the remnants of some huge packing cases off him to build a Fishermans hut for a fashion shoot and then repurposed them as the floor of Raeburn's studio.
I couldn't believe they were packing cases the panels were so big - I thought it was a demolished barn
Good stuff, aye he gets some random stuff in, some a bit rough, but he's a decent lad.
