• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Very nice. Did you put any weed barrier between the new soil and the grass? Any vermin (gophers or rats) where you live?

    • ilovecheese@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Thanks! I put a layer of cardboard down first to kill off the grass, which will all compost down so the roots can access the undisturbed soil below.

      No burrowing pest issues here, thankfully, mainly badgers and foxes that I have to keep off with the mesh hoops you can just see on the furthest beds.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Thanks! I put a layer of cardboard down first to kill off the grass, which will all compost down so the roots can access the undisturbed soil below.

        Nice thinking. Hopefully thats enough. I’ve had a couple beds I ended up spending years fighting crabgrass that found its way up and through the seems of the box itself.

    • ilovecheese@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      They are 1200mm x 1000mm x 200mm. Which is standard UK pallet dimensions, as these are pallet collars, which is why they actually have hinges on the corners so they fold flat for storage. Not much use now, but I like the look they give!

    • ilovecheese@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Thanks! These work out at about £80 per bed. But they absolutely could have been done much cheaper!

      I bought brand new pallet collars, but used ones are probably available with a bit of searching. I’d already used all my home made compost in another higher bed, so had to buy all of what went into these.

      • GmoxDon@fedia.io
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        9 months ago

        You should check your local marketplace’s for “free lumber”, I did a search last week and saw over 10 posts for piles of 2x4s. Can save you some dollars next time… 😝🤑