My New Raised Bed Garden

[dokutaaguriin]

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I have more pics and explanation of how I built my new raised garden beds on my site:
http://caseysurbanfarm.ca/Caseys_Urb...ed_Garden.html

[Worth1]

Looks great.

Worth

[Gavriil]

Looks good like all the Casey gardens

[ddsack]

I enjoyed the artistically angled beds - interesting to see that not everything has to be square. You have a wonderful gardener's oasis in an urban setting. Are those onions in the very center bed of the first picture? I'll be checking out your website for sure.

Nice photos, but I think your date stamps are about a year ahead of the rest of the world! LOL!

[dokutaaguriin]

Hi JoParrott,
What year is it......, lol. Thanks, I fixed the little date issue.
Jeff

[gryffin]

I noticed on your site that you used Spruce boards. Did you treat them with anything? I'm working on raised beds for my garden and Iam wondering whether to treat the wood with linseed oil or not.

Thanks!

[dokutaaguriin]

Originally Posted by gryffin

I noticed on your site that you used Spruce boards. Did you treat them with anything? I'm working on raised beds for my garden and Iam wondering whether to treat the wood with linseed oil or not.

Thanks!

I could not find any good quality non-toxic stain for the beds. I wanted to use something like the stuff mentioned like SoyGaurd (Verde Penofin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoWJH...5C9A5921497978
Great video series on building raised beds.

Unfortunately, those products are not available in Canada. I read somewhere that linseed oil is not as environmentally friendly as most people think.

Right now the soil level is only up one board. so it I don't think the entire structure will not rot. It is pretty dry around here so I should get quite a few years out of them. In addition I put the 4 x 4s on the outside to protect them.
Hope this helps,
Jeff

[FILMNET]

Wonderful work, hope you get lengthening growing days up there in Canada i am getting ready to move south now, give up with the winters here in New England. Trying to change career also now,to get a full time job with the VA in Charleston, South Carolina

[dokutaaguriin]

Originally Posted by FILMNET

Wonderful work, hope you get lengthening growing days up there in Canada i am getting ready to move south now, give up with the winters here in New England. Trying to change career also now,to get a full time job with the VA in Charleston, South Carolina

Climatically challenged gardeners have to work harder to get things to grow

I envy the longer growing season people to the south of us have.....what I could grow it blows my mind!
I hope you have success in your job and garden!
Jeff

[lakelady]

beautiful pics, thanks for sharing them with us! Love the raised beds and the plants look very very happy!