Discussion forum for the various methods and structures used for getting an early start on your growing season, extending it for several weeks or even year 'round.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Finished my raised bed project. 14'X3.5X14. I used 2by high quality cedar. Just doing a soil test.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas
Posts: 1,239
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Nice!! Great looking dirt, and cedar looks awesome. can't ever find good cedar down here.
maybe the corner bracket could be left off as is, doesn't look like it adds much support. maybe if you mitered the boards at 45 degree would be mo better? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 150
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Nice looking beds. Good luck with them!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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I saw a deal on some program years ago where a contractor used these types of metal bracing in Florida.
The costs of his house where a little more so he didn't get all the bids this almost put him out of business. A big hurricane came through and his houses were the only ones left standing. After that he more business than he could handle. Amazing how much extra support these things provide. Nice job. ![]() Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: central utah
Posts: 233
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Whoose, I am jealous of the cedar too. You must have a sawmill nearby where you got that 4/4 roughsawn. What's with the mesh on the bottom?
Good looking dirt too. What are you going to put in there? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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To keep the rodents out.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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My foot used engineered screws throughout and the corner braces, it will not move, ever.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Local nursery 70% top soil, 25% compost, organic. $43 a yard, so not too bad.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
Posts: 2,303
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A thing of beauty. I do the same bracing. Quick and strong. Very satisfying isn't it?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: central utah
Posts: 233
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Do you have pocket gophers up there? Mine are a plague!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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Nice bed. Have you thought about putting hoops over it? Then you could add plastic or shade cloth as needed.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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I do not need the hoops I have a greenhouse right there. Heat is not an issue here in the summer, 85f is just about it.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Pocket gophers are a real problem used to have 2 dogs that like to eat them but they are no longer around. The hard wear cloth will stop them.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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Darn gophers.
They can suck whole young plants into their tunnels. ![]() Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: central utah
Posts: 233
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I am gonna get a dog soon. Any tips on which breed makes 5he best gopher killer/deer chaser?
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