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    Raised bed success

    We did it! The first raised bed built today and in situ. I admit its not rocket science but I am so chuffed. Took a while cos Mr H forgot to charge the drill last night, numpty! Did loads of other stuff, dug a bean trench, added muck and compost to potato bed. Mr H re did the archway cos he said I had put it up wonky . My back hurts now but happy

    Heres a pic
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  • #2
    Looks good! Can I ask how deep it is?

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    • #3
      one down more to go, whoooohoooo welcome to the club of raised beds!!
      Dont worry about tomorrow, live for today

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      • #4
        They are a foot deep Janey
        WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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        • #5
          Looks great, I`m putting in raised beds this year, but haven`t started yet as It`s too wet. What wood did you use? We were thinking of using bricks as we have a few thousand in piles in the garden.
          I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

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          • #6
            Thanks, I just asked as they looked a lot deeper than mine!

            We made ours from scaffold boards.

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            • #7
              Looking good!!
              Life isnt about surviving the storm.....But learning to dance in the rain.

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              • #8
                Just had a bath and I still ache
                It is just softwood planks. Mr H came home and said he could get them from work for about a quid a plank!! I nearly had his arm off for them
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                They will need replacing far sooner than scaffold boards but hey at that price I dont mind. We have more to make to put on existing beds but no real rush for them cos the beds are there and I can grow stuff.......
                WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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                • #9
                  Get some of that green or blue water based wood stain on it to protect and enhance it!
                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    We lined the inside of ours with some membrane to extend its expectancy. Its nice to feel tired from hard graft innit, especially this time of year.
                    I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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                    • #11
                      Well done you - it looks fab. I started my bean trench today, and collected a load of big fat worms for the Chooks in the process. They went mental for them!

                      It's so good to get out and DO something!
                      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                      • #12
                        They look fab, we have put raised beds on our plot and we painted them blue, caused a bit of a stir i can tell you, now people refer to us as the ones with the blue beds!
                        When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. ~Author Unknown

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