which raised beds?
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Yes, me too, hence having raised beds as well.
It depends very much on how much space you've got and how much veg you want to grow. You could easily find you grow more than you'd anticipated.
I had mine made from sleepers, which @ 8' long, so you could add to them as you like. They're not too hard to put together if you're reasonably hand (have the tools) and you could probably get them cut for you if you need to. The advantage over the kits I've seen is that you can sit on the edge, while weeding for example, or I guess you could make them higher. Not sure about that.
If I were starting again, I'd think more about what I was going to grow, which would determine the type of soil I filled them with eg sandy for carrots (in your case, rabbit food ) or heavier for potatoes. I have added a lot of sand and grit to mine over the years but it's still not made enough difference to grow carrots, parsnips etc.
Btw my starting point for what to grow was; making maximum use of the space -- eg 1st early spuds out, runner beans in, not slow growing crops eg brassicas; what I could do better than the shops eg runner beans; and what would store, spuds, onions. This book will be all you need to help
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetable-Herb-Expert-best...
Here's a pic of mine - note I've added a watering system which runs off a tap with timer, which has been essential.
Btw if you want to do 1st early spuds you should buy them now now.
Oh, thought about a greenhouse too? Mine's only 6'x4' which is a bit too small, but I still get a good crop of cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, chillies, mixed leaves as well as brining on runner beans and something called flowers, which SWMBO knows about.
It depends very much on how much space you've got and how much veg you want to grow. You could easily find you grow more than you'd anticipated.
I had mine made from sleepers, which @ 8' long, so you could add to them as you like. They're not too hard to put together if you're reasonably hand (have the tools) and you could probably get them cut for you if you need to. The advantage over the kits I've seen is that you can sit on the edge, while weeding for example, or I guess you could make them higher. Not sure about that.
If I were starting again, I'd think more about what I was going to grow, which would determine the type of soil I filled them with eg sandy for carrots (in your case, rabbit food ) or heavier for potatoes. I have added a lot of sand and grit to mine over the years but it's still not made enough difference to grow carrots, parsnips etc.
Btw my starting point for what to grow was; making maximum use of the space -- eg 1st early spuds out, runner beans in, not slow growing crops eg brassicas; what I could do better than the shops eg runner beans; and what would store, spuds, onions. This book will be all you need to help
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetable-Herb-Expert-best...
Here's a pic of mine - note I've added a watering system which runs off a tap with timer, which has been essential.
Btw if you want to do 1st early spuds you should buy them now now.
Oh, thought about a greenhouse too? Mine's only 6'x4' which is a bit too small, but I still get a good crop of cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, chillies, mixed leaves as well as brining on runner beans and something called flowers, which SWMBO knows about.
Elderly said:
Sticks. said:
Btw if you want to do 1st early spuds you should buy them now now.
Only if greenhouse forced -The OP is talking about outdoors, so/sew March would be more usual,
depending on your climate.
thanks all - i'm cheating this year in that i got this for christmas where they send you baby plants throughout the year as we have enough to do with the new house
http://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=...
like the idea of sitting on the sleepers while i potter although they may look a bit too large for our relatively small garden.
what do we think of something like this:
http://www.primrose.co.uk/botanico-wooden-raised-b...
was thinking could attach some netting to the posts
http://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=...
like the idea of sitting on the sleepers while i potter although they may look a bit too large for our relatively small garden.
what do we think of something like this:
http://www.primrose.co.uk/botanico-wooden-raised-b...
was thinking could attach some netting to the posts
or these look good:
http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/s...
and good but expensive
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/standard-wooden...
http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/s...
and good but expensive
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/standard-wooden...
Do you want zero work putting it together?
Those little beds could be knocked up for a tenner using small posts and a couple of gravel boards cut in half. Or the oak beds made from the 2400x200x50 oak boards and a few screws here: http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/n...
We went for sleepers as they should last forever, vs nearly forever with the oak or less than ten years for the gravel boards. I'll post a pic in a mo.
Those little beds could be knocked up for a tenner using small posts and a couple of gravel boards cut in half. Or the oak beds made from the 2400x200x50 oak boards and a few screws here: http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/n...
We went for sleepers as they should last forever, vs nearly forever with the oak or less than ten years for the gravel boards. I'll post a pic in a mo.
Bill said:
Do you want zero work putting it together?
Those little beds could be knocked up for a tenner using small posts and a couple of gravel boards cut in half. Or the oak beds made from the 2400x200x50 oak boards and a few screws here: http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/n...
We went for sleepers as they should last forever, vs nearly forever with the oak or less than ten years for the gravel boards. I'll post a pic in a mo.
thanks dont mind bit of work but wary i have a bad back so doing much with heavy sleepers might be outThose little beds could be knocked up for a tenner using small posts and a couple of gravel boards cut in half. Or the oak beds made from the 2400x200x50 oak boards and a few screws here: http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product_info.php/n...
We went for sleepers as they should last forever, vs nearly forever with the oak or less than ten years for the gravel boards. I'll post a pic in a mo.
No room for sleepers but been looking at this lot
http://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
http://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
jmorgan said:
No room for sleepers but been looking at this lot
http://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
hmm interesting - would be worried they will look a bit too plastic though and may bow? certainly look easyhttp://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
petemurphy said:
jmorgan said:
No room for sleepers but been looking at this lot
http://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
hmm interesting - would be worried they will look a bit too plastic though and may bow? certainly look easyhttp://www.linkabord.co.uk
Looks like I can tailor the size.
jmorgan said:
The bowing bit worried me as well but they have cross braces. Migt have a punt on a two mtere or so lenght and see what happens. Some odd lengths though. Not worried about the look myself but I would ask them if the plastic is UV stabilised or its dust in a few years.
I've had some of these for years, 2m By 1m, 2 boards high at one end 1 board high at the other. I havent' had any issues with bowing. In the process of putting in a few more at the moment.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff