You are only shocking me with your spendthriftery (what a great word!) because I am a tightwad.
Alright then - if you have to go with your gold plated raised beds, , go for the deeper ones - they will be more versatile. Mind you, that's even more soil that's going to have to shift to somewhere else if/when you pack the beds up to take with you...
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Am I shocking everyone with my spendthiftery now! ? ! ?
Oh dear!
Am I going down the wrong route?
I was really thinking of using them all year round, but as they would be more lightweight and movable than wood, then I had that option.
We rent our property so we always have to think of things being easily moved.
I had kind of ruled the wooden raised beds out and was going down the route of plastic. It has also had good reviews.
agh - i'm floundering now!
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Originally posted by Iamhanuman View Postthey can be taken apart and stored when not in use
i have thought of making some with wood myself but the plastic kits seem better and easier to use year round - more adaptable
Originally posted by Iamhanuman View PostDobies are around £30 10in height
Harrod are around £19 6in height
...and if I'd just paid out 19 quid for 4 x 1m lenghts of plastic, I'd be growing things all year round!
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Hmmmm....
Well here are my main reasons for the raised bed kits:
the position I have is over a bit of pretty rubbish ground
they are supposed to be good for root warmth, etc
they can be taken apart and stored when not in use
i have thought of making some with wood myself but the plastic kits seem better and easier to use year round - more adaptable
Dobies are around £30 10in height
Harrod are around £19 6in height
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That's kind of what I was thinking.
Would it always be better to go for the deeper one to be on the safe side, or it is a case of different depths for different things...? I.e. can a deeper one be unsuitable for some crops?
As you can guess I am totally new. I've dabbled in the past but this is my first year where I want to lay down some roots
You're in France?
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Also depends what you want to grow - 6" (even onto a fairly solid/clay base) is fine for salad crops, herbs, strawbs, dwarf beans, spinach etc and even for stump rooted carrots. Anything root-like would appreciate the extra depth though.
Personally (knowing how eyewateringly jaw-droppingly expensive these ready made beds are) I'd go for the 6". Actually, I'd make my own. A few stakes and tannalised (sp?) wood and you're there.
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If you are using raised beds because you have absolutely awful clay soil or stony stuff, then the extra 4" is useful. However, if you want raised beds for demarcation - to have beds and paths that you can easily get between without standing on the soil - then it doesn't matter. Ours are about 6" and because the soil is deep and well worked they don't need to be deeper.
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Depends on what you have underneath..............
(real answer - not smutty!)
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Raised Beds - does size matter? ;)
I have decided to purchase raised beds to start my gardening year.
I'm a novice but have heard and read good things about raised beds.
I was going to buy the kits from Dobies which are 1mx1m and 10in in height, but a brochure in a recent 'Grow Your Own' from Harrod has kits which are 1mx1m and 6in in height for nearly half the price.
Can anyone tell me whether that extra 4 inches matters, and no smutty answers please?
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