Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Larry Lombard" <ljmelea@msn.com>]

tried tires one time,lots of slugs found the tires quite comfiy.i plan to 
add some new beds made with 2x6 trec,a composite rot free decking 
product,stacked two high.line with heavy weed barrier,larry


> From: Zachary Domikez <zdomike@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing 
> <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [Livingontheland] raised beds
> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:56:58 -0700 (PDT)
>
> For cheap, quick and permanent raised beds, just get
> old tires (preferably not broken on the inside) and
> cut off a sidewall.
>
> For Ontario drains, cut a hole in the other sidewall
> that will sit on the permafrost.  But if you were in a
> dry climate, like mine, I would not cut a hole in the
> bottom to be assured of more mositure retained longer
> in the summer . . .
>
> Line up your tires and screw them together - probably
> in double rows to have the minimum of pathway - and
> fill with your best soil, or a good mix to compost
> over the winter.  Be sure to coat the tire with a good
> layer of Agricultural Lime, first, to reduce the
> acidity of the new soil.
>
> Note, this same configuration can work for a roadway,
> if you use a base of a landscape fabric, or plastic
> sheet, or old polyester trousers at the base to retain
> the gravel fill.  Hope you save lots of time and money
> and can get on to other more important tasks.
>
> Regards,
> Zachary
>
> > Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:47:10 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Charles Mitchell <chasmitcmm@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Livingontheland] Raised Beds
> >
> > It may be self-evident  but to a newby like me, it s
> > not. Anyway do you have any links on how to build
> > raised beds?
> >   Thanks
> >   Charlie in Northern Ontario
> >
>
>
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