Wildlife in your Garden

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Ah I've still got relative youth (and only a dodgy knee) hahah

Ours can/will likely have some too, but that's a problem for a future time currently. We (the wife) thought up a way to do it so if it comes to it I'll have to manufacture, but I personally love doing stuff like that really.


I can't open Lowes properly from Europe (apparently? Is that new? Or are you just against Eastern Europe ). Can you screenshot it? I saw those square bricks with the 4 sides and a raised bed with levels using the wayback machine, but I dunno if it's even the accurate one I've seen those around I think, but I don't think they're easily available, if that makes sense.

The shop I go to here does cutting to length too, all the wood there by default comes at 2.5m length, which is a great coincidence for this build (and for my car, as it's the max I can fit without hindering myself). They offer to cut it for a pittance so I usually do it there for the basic cuts, and then adjust/finish at home where needed.

4k screenshot so click on if more clarity needed.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I saw those square bricks with the 4 sides and a raised bed with levels

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

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Cruel, but I LOL'd

 

[Rita_Poon]

Cruel, but I LOL'd

use the bricks for the legs. no more stooping. keeps more pests out. use what you have.

 

[kev]

@Eggs Your 'wildlife' thread has morphed into a gardening come landscaping thread. Sort it out mate.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

use the bricks for the legs. no more stooping. keeps more pests out. use what you have.

I've tried a million ways and trust me when I say the one I listed has the least longterm issues and can scale well for what you're growing. What you show is ok for an herb garden but most things need more space/depth. You'll spend a small fortune on soil but just once, then you might need to add more each season due to compaction etc. Each season I just add a half and half mix of soill and manure (cheaper+good nitro), plus any additional amendments (primarily worm castings + blood and bone meal).

 

[DualityNSNO]

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We were talking about ones like these, mate



But it did make me laugh ngl.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I've tried a million ways and trust me when I say the one I listed has the least longterm issues and can scale well for what you're growing. What you show is ok for an herb garden but most things need more space/depth.

He's got timbers made from giant red woods. Could build a raised Olympic swimming pool with the stuff.

 

[Rita_Poon]

We were talking about ones like these, mate

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But it did make me laugh ngl.

necessity is the mother of invention.

work smarter not harder.

 

[DualityNSNO]

use the bricks for the legs. no more stooping. keeps more pests out. use what you have.

Once again great for smaller things, and as GSG said, it depends on what you want to grow. I'm fine with stooping that much, and as I said, we didn't have a problem with using the actual ground like, this is an added level of separation/eventual ease of recycling/changing soil/etc.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

He's got timbers made from giant red woods. Could build a raised Olympic swimming pool with the stuff.

 

[DualityNSNO]

use the bricks for the legs. no more stooping. keeps more pests out. use what you have.

BTW we have one like that too, sitting out front, it's great for flowers and/or herbs, but a garden it's not.

 

[Rita_Poon]

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Designer bricks. For a raised plant bed. @Joey66

The above is 5 ordinary rectangular bricks stood on their side. Lash em together with zip ties, or a bit of mortar.

Why is it that it seems like I'm the one that's nuts here?

 

[DualityNSNO]

Why is it that it seems like I'm the one that's nuts here?

Because you want me to raise a ~900L bed essentially on legs mate.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Because you want me to raise a ~900L bed essentially on legs mate.

6 would do it.