Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Norma Sutton" <sweetspringfarm@gmail.com>]

My ground is sloping as well and needs the boards to help hold the soil in place.

Norma

 

On 1/19/08, TradingPostPaul <tradingpost@riseup.net> wrote:

I'd agree, sides aren't usually required. Let me add the only reason I use
lumber sides is I can't dig down enough without digging impervious subsoil,
so I have to build up and need sides to hold the soil and mulch in place.
Also my ground is sloping and level framed beds avoid erosion. Once done
they're done and succeeding years are sooo easy. Another factor is our
climate which is drier than most. Framed beds do contain the irrigation
water better than beds without sides.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 1/19/2008 at 11:23 AM Ken Hargesheimer wrote:

>I have had a copy of the info from OK for several years.
>
>  I used boards [salvaged] for my first beds in 1982.  When they rotted, I
>decided to not use sides of any kind. That is what I recommend but if one
>wants to use sides, that is fine.   They are not worth the time and
>trouble to me.
>
>  Ken H
>
>



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