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I was surprised to see GYO recommending the use of recycled pallets as raised beds. Whilst they might get through a season or two without rotting, the effort of separating all those tacky pieces of wood and then nailing them together (screwing would be better) is hardly worth it.
My advice for raised bed construction is to use the thickest and most robust wood that you can. Pallet wood is often only 13mm thick, I'd recommend minimum 25mm thick, but better 50mm or even 75mm if you want a really lasting bed. It really doesn't cost much and will save hours of messing about later. Thin wood will rot very quickly and this will attract woodlice and slugs to your precious veg.
Use the pallets to make temporary leaf-mould stores or frames for a compost bin instead. That way you don't have to disassemble them.
My advice for raised bed construction is to use the thickest and most robust wood that you can. Pallet wood is often only 13mm thick, I'd recommend minimum 25mm thick, but better 50mm or even 75mm if you want a really lasting bed. It really doesn't cost much and will save hours of messing about later. Thin wood will rot very quickly and this will attract woodlice and slugs to your precious veg.
Use the pallets to make temporary leaf-mould stores or frames for a compost bin instead. That way you don't have to disassemble them.
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