Raised Bed Design Help & Stone Design
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Comments (8)Any ideas for lovely raised bed sides that are a little more finished or artistic than the standard cedar boards? Yes. Think outside the box. Also be conscience of good architectural bones for your garden. A vegetable garden is primarily a garden planted with annuals. Annuals are fleeting. Bye Bye summer, hello empty winter garden. Plan on planting some defining shrubs that will 'hold down' your space when your annual vegetables are in between their planting cycles. For inspiration look at the beautiful Medieval vegetable gardens laid out at The Cloisters in New York City. Simple raised dirt beds lined with lovely little willow wattles. Or google Rosemary Verey's veggie garden in England. Or even closer to your home is the veggie gardens of Copia ( unfortunately they are in bankruptcy and are temp. closed ) but here is a link that has some photos of their gardens along with some other Edible front yard Landscapes. http://deviantdeziner.blogspot.com/2008/07/edible-landscapes.html...See MoreGalvanized Water Trough Raised Bed Design Help
Comments (0)Hi There, I am looking to build five raised beds by using the galvanized water troughs as the containers. I live in the Pacific Northwest (Western Washington) and have had luck with the wooden raised beds in the past. I'm stuck in between two designs and would love advice from people who know what they are doing to help figure this out. The first design is a wicking one, seen here: http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/Recipes-Patterns-Instructions/horse-trough-gardening.pdf The design looks great but the problem is it's obscenely expensive to get the poly mesh she references here. I can't find it for any less than $250 for the 5 beds, plus $100 for shipping. That, on top of the price of the troughs makes it a spendy endeavor. I am intrigued however by the self-watering system, only having to fill it through the feeder tube and not having to drill/seal the holes (so the galvanized metal won't rust). Option two would be a more standard design with a drip irrigation system. Also pricey but I have a lot of the supplies and it's fairly simple. The problem I'm having, however, is with what goes in the bottom. I've read on here to not do a coarse gravel as it doesn't help with drainage. Do you recommend just the soil throughout? With our wet weather I want to make sure the soil doesn't get too compacted. I do have one of these that is two years old with raspberries which is doing fine (and is all soil), but my personal opinion is that raspberries have no problem growing in anything. Regardless I will put them on a leveled base of pavers so they don't sit directly on the soil. I will also likely put gravel in the middle of the structure (if it will help with drainage). I will also be coating the inside with a water-based rubberized paint to protect from the zinc leaching which is a slight risk, but still better to do it right the first time. Any recommendations are appreciated as is experiences with this. Thanks!...See Moreraised beds -unusual designs?
Comments (1)g'day meggie, sounds like you are looking for hydroponics or aquaculture? or similar. len Here is a link that might be useful: len's garden page...See MoreGarden Design - Raised Beds Help
Comments (1)Hi Natalie! I would go with shorter beds put together rather than one long bed. I did that and had sagging and after 14 years, am now replacing my cedar beds. There are many pre-built easy to assemble beds out there if you are interested. http://www.wayfair.com/filters/All-Planters-l349-c1825332-q~raised+bed+garden.html?redir=raised+bed+garden&drilldown=1&rtype=10 I don't know about the safety of that plastic. As far as mold allergies, I have them too. I wasn't able to garden very well until I treated them with allergy shots. All dirt and plant matter have mold. I hope you are successful in finding something that will work for you. Rebecca...See MorePower Couple Life
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