Advice for plot layout

[Dorothy rouse]

And a 'rustic' seat, for watching your produce grow, and eat your lunch!

[johnjohn]

Thanks John my next problem is where to plant them I'm having problems with the odd shape. I need to decide today to order my raised beds do I grow them up the fence as I would like to create a screen?

I'd like to make the plot interesting I've ordered my shed today

I like Bigmally's idea of putting the raspberries at the end of the beds by the fence.

If you want to make it interesting you don't have to have conventional oblong beds, you could use the shape of the plot as a feature and have a small triangular bed to fit your triangular space- it would square off the end, and work the beds back from there.

It's quite difficult to see the exact shape looking at the photo's, perhaps you could draw the outline and put dimensions to it or maybe do it on Excel?

[johnjohn]

If you want to make it interesting you don't have to have conventional oblong beds, you could use the shape of the plot as a feature and have a small triangular bed to fit your triangular space- it would square off the end, and work the beds back from there.

It's quite difficult to see the exact shape looking at the photo's, perhaps you could draw the outline and put dimensions to it or maybe do it on Excel?

Did you say it was sail shaped? I don't know if this will upload, how about something like this?

[vegboi]

Did you say it was sail shaped? I don't know if this will upload, how about something like this?[ATTACH]40959[/ATTACH]

Hi John

I can't seem too see pic can you email it at all
PM me for my e-mail address

Edited your post to remove your e-mail address but it looks as if Martin H has re-posted the picture anyway

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[Martin H]

Just trying to help...

[johnjohn]

Just trying to help...

Thanks Martin, that's great

[vegboi]

Just trying to help...

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Martin your a diamond thank you so much. I love it


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[vegboi]

Did you say it was sail shaped? I don't know if this will upload, how about something like this?[ATTACH]40959[/ATTACH]

Thanks John

I love it how do I create the triangles?




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[vegboi]

Did you say it was sail shaped? I don't know if this will upload, how about something like this?[ATTACH]40959[/ATTACH]

Thank you so much for going to all that trouble I'm going todo it. Would never have envisaged it that way your a genius


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[veggiechicken]

Just peg it out with bits of string to start, to give you a layout. You don't have to make wooden frames for the beds. Leave that until you are sure that you can work with the plan. Even then, you don't need to frame the beds.
Remember that if you build a "raised bed" not an "edged" bed, you have to fill the interior with soil or compost or something to raise the level.

[vegboi]

Just peg it out with bits of string to start, to give you a layout. You don't have to make wooden frames for the beds. Leave that until you are sure that you can work with the plan. Even then, you don't need to frame the beds.
Remember that if you build a "raised bed" not an "edged" bed, you have to fill the interior with soil or compost or something to raise the level.

What's the difference with edged and raised ?

Just trying to figure out how to create raised beds


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[veggiechicken]

There's a photo of BM's raised beds in one of your other threads http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1182046
Edged beds are just outlined with pieces of wood, or anything really, just to delineate the edge of the bed from the path. Raised beds have a higher level of soil on the bed to the path.

[Bigmallly]

If you use johns idea, which I personally would, you will need to put a path between the fence & the bed on the triangular bed to save stepping on it unless you can reach the fence from the opposite side of the bed. The other beds you could make 4' wide bang up to the fence.

[Bill HH]

Maybe you should consider not using raised beds, Your soil looks to be very good, one of the reasons for raised beds is the control you have over the soil and is a big advantage if your soil is not particularly good. You can get the same effect simply by edging your beds with boards but just using the exsisting soil. A raised bed 10ft x 4ft takes a lot of filling.