Raised beds - how high?

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« on: January 17, 2008, 08:51 »
HI Everyone,

i have been looking at some timber to use for raised beds and i was just wondering what sort of height everyone reccomended as the planks i was lookin at would be about 15cm high, will this be big enough or should i go a bit higher?

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Andy
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2008, 09:07 »
Hiya Moggy,

I'm using raised beds for the first time this season. I'm using scaffolding boards which are about 9 inches wide I think it's about 225mm in new money. I've dug the beds over to a spades depth and added compost and topsoil  to bring the  level to within 2 inches of the top of the boards.

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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2008, 09:23 »
ahh scaffold boards...didnt think of them ill have to have a look now ;o)

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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2008, 11:19 »
6" gravel boards are fine, they're what I've used.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2008, 13:31 »
is it worth putting some kind of barrier between the wood and the soil to stop the treatments contaminating the soil?



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