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To: Sarajevo

What are the dimensions on your raised beds?


76 posted on 05/19/2012 1:37:25 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

The two in the foreground of the hoophouse are 10ft x 10ft x 12inches deep, and the one at the end of the hoophouse is 12ft x 12ft x 12inches deep. If I were to do it again, I would make them 12ft x 2ft x 12inches for easier access down the center.


86 posted on 05/20/2012 6:29:36 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.)
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To: Red_Devil 232
What are the dimensions on your raised beds?

When I built mine I made them 4'x4'x1' deep. The idea at the time was
1- simplicity. A sheet of 3/4" plywood split down the middle, then ripped into 1' strips would make frames for 2 boxes.

2- EZ maintenance. By being 4' square you can reach the center from any side with ease for planting & weeding.

If I ever build another set of raised beds I would keep them 1' deep, but make them long. Maybe 20 - 24 feet long. As for width, I would make it the width of my full size rototiller + 1" clearance on each side. Then I could blast through it in the spring in one pass and be ready to plant.

91 posted on 05/21/2012 7:01:35 AM PDT by Petruchio (I Think . . . Therefor I FReep.)
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