[Greenbuilding] best lumber for raised vegetable beds

[Clarke Olsen]

I've terraced my hillside garden with 4" (x8" x16") concrete blocks.  
I don't glue/mortar them together, but stack them
as usual with short lengths of wood (1"x1" locust) or rebar through  
the core voids. Less work, durable, flexible, and
definitely re-useable.

Clarke Olsen
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at fairpoint.net




On Apr 12, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Kat wrote:

> I just watched this discussion happen with another group.  Try  
> straw bales or CMU blocks instead?
>
> -Kat
>
> candtcampbell at juno.com wrote:
>> What type of wood, treated or otherwise, would y'all expect to  
>> last longest in ground contact when used to make raised vegetable  
>> garden beds? Or would y'all say recycled plastic lumber is better  
>> for that application?
>>
>> Thanks very much.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>
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