Raised bed success

[FionaH]

We did it! The first raised bed built today and in situ. I admit its not rocket science but I am so chuffed. Took a while cos Mr H forgot to charge the drill last night, numpty! Did loads of other stuff, dug a bean trench, added muck and compost to potato bed. Mr H re did the archway cos he said I had put it up wonky . My back hurts now but happy

Heres a pic

[janeyo]

Looks good! Can I ask how deep it is?

[allotmentlady]

one down more to go, whoooohoooo welcome to the club of raised beds!!

[FionaH]

They are a foot deep Janey

[sharonr]

Looks great, I`m putting in raised beds this year, but haven`t started yet as It`s too wet. What wood did you use? We were thinking of using bricks as we have a few thousand in piles in the garden.

[janeyo]

Thanks, I just asked as they looked a lot deeper than mine!

We made ours from scaffold boards.

[blue411]

Looking good!!

[FionaH]

Just had a bath and I still ache
It is just softwood planks. Mr H came home and said he could get them from work for about a quid a plank!! I nearly had his arm off for them
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They will need replacing far sooner than scaffold boards but hey at that price I dont mind. We have more to make to put on existing beds but no real rush for them cos the beds are there and I can grow stuff.......

[Snadger]

Get some of that green or blue water based wood stain on it to protect and enhance it!

[Mikey]

We lined the inside of ours with some membrane to extend its expectancy. Its nice to feel tired from hard graft innit, especially this time of year.

[Glutton4...]

Well done you - it looks fab. I started my bean trench today, and collected a load of big fat worms for the Chooks in the process. They went mental for them!

It's so good to get out and DO something!

[miffy]

They look fab, we have put raised beds on our plot and we painted them blue, caused a bit of a stir i can tell you, now people refer to us as the ones with the blue beds!