Market Farming

["five springs farm" <fsfarm AT mufn.org>]

For those who make permanent raised beds, do you "box" them in with
> anything?  Wooden slats, concrete blocks, stone?
>
We started with enclosed beds and did not like it. The wood we used lasted
only a few years, made managing quack grass difficult, and harbored sow bugs
to an extent that they became a pest. They DID provide great snake habitat,
however.
>
> If you don't, what prevents them from eroding?

They erode throughout the season, and if they get too low we "hill" them
back up with a garden rake. Our soil is very light and sandy.
>
> Also, how do you treat your pathways?  Do you mow them, mulch them, weed
> them, nuke them?

We hand hoe or mulch deeply between paths (grass clippings are great in the
paths, and we have also used woodchips with good results, and cardboard box
material)



Jim and Jo
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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: One (or 2) more questions...Re: Permanent Raised Beds



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