Again didn't see the original post.
Dan Birchall wrote:
> lockhart@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Zach) wrote:
>
>> So, would anybody have suggestions for material to build raised beds
>> out of?
>
> My late grandmother on the mainland had strawberry beds made out of
> cinderblocks. Worked well, but not very stylish.
kinda expensive, depending on how much raised bed you want.
> Our late neighbor here in Hilo had lima beds with just boards around
> them, and yeah, they're termite bait.
but may be cheap or free. I have raised beds that were once ****pping
crates. They may not last much longer, but all they cost me was the
gas for the truck.
> IF you're considering corrugated roofing, keep in mind that there are
> other possibilities than just metal - I've seen translucent plastic or
> fiberglass.
again, used corrugated roofing may be had cheap or free.
> It might be interesting to look into the Trex plastic-wood boards that
> HPM has - they're more expensive than plain old wood, but aren't termite
> bait, and are probably more aesthetically pleasing than cinderblocks.
I think it may depend on a few things
- how much raised bed you'd like to build
- how deep you want them (do you want them just to raise the ground to
make it less wet or are you sitting on bedrock?)
- whether you or anybody else would actually see them/look at them when
you're
not working on/in them (big difference to me whether that's my back yard
in Hilo, or worse, my front yard, not that I'd put raised beds onto the
front
yard other than if Norman wanted roses in them, or orchids, or if this is
in
Hawaiian Acres, a few hundred feet from a barely travelled road as well as
from the neighbors. The ****pping crates are in the latter place.)
> I'm hoping to get some of the wood that I have that's in need of
replacement
> replaced with those. Or you could look into
pressure-treated/insect-treated
> wood.
but I'm not sure I'd eat what grows in those ...
If you want to raise them just a bit, like to prevent standing water,
hapuu
logs work quite well, look nice, but unfortunately don't last forever
(longer
than untreated plywood though).
Maren
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