>
> So, you don't use this in a raised bed? I guess in
> a raised bed you
> wouldn't need to step on it, just press it into the
> soil? Or maybe the
> length of the board disperses the weight so there is
> no compaction?
> I just don't walk on my beds-too afraid of soil
> compression. Of course,
> now I have those monster sized raised beds.
> Now, when I made the beds and loaded the beds with
> hay and sticks, I did
> jump up and down to compress that, but now there is
> no need to walk on
> my beds since it has mostly composted in place.
> I've never used a planting board. That definitely
> would make the job
> easier/faster, I think. I just have a narrow, like
> 1.5 inch wide,
> trowel/shovel that I stick into the soil and create
> a wedge like hole to
> plant my garlic cloves. I just guestimate distance
> and alternate rows.
>
> Bev
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