[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Wood Info

[rigaziodesigns]

I've done similar in my garden but even more low tech. I only needed the bed
to be raised about 6"-8" so I found some old 4" thick conc blocks and just
dug them into the ground an inch or two, then overfilled the planting area
with soil allowing it to be mounded rows that come up above the top of the
blocks. No rebar, no mortar, no nothing. Had some just in case the blocks
started to bow, but they never did. I've begun to cover the blocks with a
creeping sedum and some moss since the block is kind of ugly.

Lisa

On 10/12/06, Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com> wrote:
>
> I've seen raisede beds built out of masonry.  They don't have to be
> mortared.  A friend used some bricks with holes in them, and ran a piece of
> rebar through the holes , bailing wire to  tie it all together, the whole
> thing just sits on the ground, pretty low tech.  I would NOT use treated
> wood for raised beds.  Locally we use a lot of honey locust for rot resitant
> wood posts,  although nobody saws it into lumber (that would be sorta like
> barbecueing carp)
>
> --Lawrence Lile
>
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>
> We have used redwood for this with great results over several years.
> However, redwood is plentiful where I live.
>
> I think the "greenest" method is probably to find a good list of
> appropriate woods and then find out what is available nearby.  Redwood
> and cedar are the canonical rot-resistant varieties, as well a stropical
> woods like mahogany (if you happen to live near them).
>
> Another alternative is plastic lumber, since this is not a structural
> application.  I would have some concerns about plastics near food, but
> some plastics are not dangerous at all---perhaps someone who knows more
> about plastic lumber can comment.
>
>
> Khalil Hassan wrote:
> > I am looking for wood that will in contact with the ground and will be
> > used in an organic gardening application(raised beds and base boards for
> > a cold frame.  Any suggestions for a wood type or alternatives would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > I've checked a couple of garden listservs but "thinking green" is
> > generally absent from them.
> >
> >
>
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