I have 1x4 trex planks (cut into 2 and 4-foot lengths) that I've used for framing beds for 5 years. They show no signs of deterioration other than dirt. They're heavy and expensive, but weight and durability can be assets. Instead of trying to get beds higher and higher, I try to get them lower and lower by redigging new beds until they're loose and fertile 16 inches down. That takes time, but you can make a great start your first year. For spring crops, you should have no trouble with lettuce and other salad greens, potatoes, peas, and onions from plants. In late May, after the soil warms, move on to tomatoes and bush beans and small plantings of cucumbers or squash. Include a cherry tomato in your patch, because they are bombproof. Grow what you would otherwise buy at the store, mulch everything, and you'll have a great garden. Here is a link that might be useful: my website

Right on with the quotes this morning, Don There is a house being built in our development. It has ionic order columns (greek), a turret (italian) and the frieze looks to be either gingerbread or victorian. It is not music to my eyes.

Those enestes are amazing!!!!!! I bought one in october and It could bearely stand up. Now it is standing up as best as it can, but the leaves are reverting back to green and they arent growing very fast. It has been about 3 weeks since Ive seen a new leaf come up. lets say it looks a little pathetic. Bright side is it is one of the few plants not infested by bugs (I say about half have something eating it that has to be treated). Hopefully mine will pick up the pace during the summer. I still cant believe you live in a zone 4. I can understand beautiful plants outside, but inside too... wow, that takes a lot. Good thing you have high celings! That snow outside probably makes a good reflector of sunlight into your house too. Are you going to give them a head start inside, or chop them up in the spring so they can fit through the door easier? Good luck and keep up the great work! Hopefully one day mine will at least slightly resemble that!! :)

Bless her little heart, she is a doll. I had a 2lb girl 22 years ago and she is a wonderful healthy young lady today. Judy