Maybe she has more sense than the rest of us!
I hear that a lot.My wife pleaded with me to not start another project,
I finally gave up on rotting wood frames for raised beds. We put in these cement beds for less than it would have cost for cedar boards. No rot for us anymore.I need too replace another bed that rotted out. I'd love to find a replacement for the lowly 2x frame, but fear of chemicals, or price keeps me using them.
The ground cover is heavy commercial landscape fabric. It's is the kind that nurseries use. The concrete beds are modular L-shaped 16" blocks put together to form the sides and there are 2 sided L shaped blocks for the corners. The design is originally German but these were made by a local contractor.Oh, I like that! Were they poured in place? Is that EPDM on the ground? I've been heaping mulch, but need a better solution.
They are not, just set side by side. The landscape fabric acts as soil barrier between blocks. Here are a couple shots of them going into the greenhouse before soil was added. In this location the corner block is radiused and I opted for some decorative faces on a few of them.I was thinking about how to accomplish this all night. How are the slabs joined together?
The blocks are L shaped. The weight of the soil on the block's foot keeps them firmly in place. The only downside so far has been frost heaving of the ground beneath the outdoor beds. It looks like I am going to have to reset one corner this spring. Frost moved it 2"! Fortunately this is only one corner of one bed. First time in 7 yrs. that this has happened.What holds the weight of the soil from tipping the blocks over?
I finally found my San Marzano tomato plantlets. They have proven hard to find this year. They'll be going in as soon as I'm sure they are hardened off. Were supposed to hit almost 90 this week!
well its supposed to snow again on thursday, so i guess I get to go out and cover the garden and the new veggies!
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The blocks are L shaped. The weight of the soil on the block's foot keeps them firmly in place. The only downside so far has been frost heaving of the ground beneath the outdoor beds. It looks like I am going to have to reset one corner this spring. Frost moved it 2"! Fortunately this is only one corner of one bed. First time in 7 yrs. that this has happened.
I'm trying Jersey Devil tomatoes this year in addition to San Marzanos. We'll see which works better this season.
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