Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Andeanfx" <andeanfx@midrivers.com>]

Paul, sounds like the same proportions except being thinner.  The thinker 
mix is often extruded into blocks which are immediately laid with some 
additional water to help them stick together.  Dean

Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices. -- Benjamin Franklin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] raised bed material


> Actually it's a wet, pourable mix of about one part Portland to ten parts
> ordinary dirt, not too sandy or too clay, no organic debris in it. It sets
> up like concrete and it's rigid and fairly strong, but you can scratch it.
> You don't ram it, just pour into a mold. It ends up white. I've
> experimented with it. It'll make sidewalks too.
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 5/5/2009 at 12:42 AM Andeanfx wrote:
>
> > Not that I really have the energy as chronologically I am a bit younger
> > than
> > you but physiologically is a different story but by soil cement are you
> > referring to a mix of sandy soil and Portland cement such as used in
> > rammed
> > earth housing?  Dean
> >
> > Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices. -- Benjamin
> > Franklin
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
> > To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 11:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] raised bed material
> >
> >
> > > I can't say what's best for everyone, Dean; depends on what's available
> > > and
> > > what you can work with. But to make it fairly high you probably want
> > > cement
> > > blocks and LOTS of fill dirt.
> > >
> > > I use salvage lumber from Home Despot. Not redwood but it'll likely last
> > > longer than I will. But if I had more time and energy and expected to
> > last
> > > many years I'd use soil cement.
> > >
> > > paul tradingpost@lobo.net
> > >
> > > Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
> > > - Henry David Thoreau
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> > >
> > > On 5/3/2009 at 9:56 PM Andeanfx wrote:
> > >
> > > > As long as we are on raised beds. we are looking at moving and being
> able
> > > > to buy again.  SO, we will be able to treat things as though they were
> > our
> > > > own.
> > > >
> > > > What is the best material for building the walls of fairly high raised
> > > > beds.  Concrete has chemicals in it, plastic is not good, rock would
> take
> > > > up a large amount of space.  I am not comfortable with cedar, redwood
> > > > would seem to be good but pretty expensive, teak well.......  What is a
> > > > guy to do?????  Dean
> > >
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