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SQWIBB · February 22, 2018

Raised Bed Back Hill #3

March 9th-13th, 2016

(2) 2x10x10
(1) 2x10x8
(3) 2x4x10
(1) #8 x 1-5/8 in. Star Flat-Head Wood Deck Screws (1 lb.-Pack) [1-1/2" is fine, but this is what I had]
(1) #10 x 3 in. Star Flat-Head Wood Deck Screws (5 lb.-Pack) [Had a box already]
(4) ZMAX Galvanized 16-Gauge 2X Rigid Tie Connector
(4) ZMAX 7 in. 16-Gauge Galvanized Reinforcing L-Angle

(I usualy buy my lumber from Lowes...much better selection)

I still have a few things to do on the hill, amend the soil, install the composter, cut out a few roots, level the ground behind the beds for a path, stack the pavers and a few other things I plan on keeping.

March 12th-13th, 2016 - This was a productive weekend, I wanted to get the beds done before the rain, that was forecast for Sunday.

I removed some roots from the tree to make a walking path behind the beds, spent near three hours on this...saved all the worms I found and tossed them in the beds.

Today I leveled, or should I say , Flattened the path somewhat, and added some peat and composted manure to the beds. For years and years, I never amended this soil, I just left it, "as is", and had a decent crop most of the time with the exception of eggplants. One year I went, "all out", amending the soil, turning the soil, weeding, mulching and was totally disappointed. I was going to fill these completely with composted manure, peat and top soil but decided to use the soil on the hill that seemed to be pretty good, hopefully it won't be laden with weed seeds...time shall tell.

I really don't know whats up with this composted manure, the three piles further away in the picture are from Home Depot and the one closest me is from Lowes. Here are the following specs;

Lowes 1 cu ft $4.98
Home Depot 50lb $5.17

Home Depot

Lowes

The home depot bag definitely has more volume, by like 20% but not sure which is of better quality, they are the same exact bag other than the weight/volume that it is sold by.

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February 22, 2018	#3
SQWIBB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Philly 7A Posts: 739	Raised Bed Back Hill #3 Raised Bed Back Hill #3 March 9th-13th, 2016 (2) 2x10x10 (1) 2x10x8 (3) 2x4x10 (1) #8 x 1-5/8 in. Star Flat-Head Wood Deck Screws (1 lb.-Pack) [1-1/2" is fine, but this is what I had] (1) #10 x 3 in. Star Flat-Head Wood Deck Screws (5 lb.-Pack) [Had a box already] (4) ZMAX Galvanized 16-Gauge 2X Rigid Tie Connector (4) ZMAX 7 in. 16-Gauge Galvanized Reinforcing L-Angle (I usualy buy my lumber from Lowes...much better selection) I still have a few things to do on the hill, amend the soil, install the composter, cut out a few roots, level the ground behind the beds for a path, stack the pavers and a few other things I plan on keeping. March 12th-13th, 2016 - This was a productive weekend, I wanted to get the beds done before the rain, that was forecast for Sunday. I removed some roots from the tree to make a walking path behind the beds, spent near three hours on this...saved all the worms I found and tossed them in the beds. Today I leveled, or should I say , Flattened the path somewhat, and added some peat and composted manure to the beds. For years and years, I never amended this soil, I just left it, "as is", and had a decent crop most of the time with the exception of eggplants. One year I went, "all out", amending the soil, turning the soil, weeding, mulching and was totally disappointed. I was going to fill these completely with composted manure, peat and top soil but decided to use the soil on the hill that seemed to be pretty good, hopefully it won't be laden with weed seeds...time shall tell. I really don't know whats up with this composted manure, the three piles further away in the picture are from Home Depot and the one closest me is from Lowes. Here are the following specs; Lowes 1 cu ft $4.98 Home Depot 50lb $5.17 Home Depot Lowes The home depot bag definitely has more volume, by like 20% but not sure which is of better quality, they are the same exact bag other than the weight/volume that it is sold by. Stained