permaculture

[Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>]

I used to go nuts (and broke!) hunting for the perfect toxin-free 
planks to make raised beds. Nowadays, I just raise beds up with spade 
and fork and use them unframed. Unless you have a need to have a 
physical barrier around the bed, you can get all the benefits of a 
raised bed by simply digging it properly. I got my insights on this 
while reading a book on vegetable production in China. John Jeavon's 
books also give directions on how to make non-eroding raised beds 
without the use of wood, stone or plastic frames.

_Allan Balliett