One of my passions is growing our food and my Everlasting flowers. This old gray mare ain't what she use to be. Anymore by the time I get done weeding on my knees, or bent-in-to... from working my gardens... lordy be I feel broke ..lol Oh dear... so that's going to cease. Not gardening, of course. My goal is to continue growing our foods, so.. these containers will be the beginning to my new raised beds.
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@wildbill83 well..with the cost of lumber..and I would have to use untreated wood so they wouldn't be toxic..which means replacing the raised beds later on. These containers.. are commercial grade for livestock. .. and I needed at least 16..18in of root growing space. Those sure are pretty raised beds here in the picture!!
@ShadowWorker just use sawmill grade lumber (either have them plane/square it or do yourself) and there are plenty of food-safe wood treatments you can use
I built three 4x8 (16 inch deep) beds for potatoes; filled with potting soil, pine mulch, and manure; get more yield than when I was doing regular garden with 3-4 50ft rows...
