Elevated beds

berryman · February 14, 2018

Okay so, I'm getting older (ha) and the one fruit that does really well for me here, and that I enjoy greatly is strawberries. The trouble with them is the bending over part: bending over to plant, bending over to weed, bending over to spread and remove bird netting, and bending over to pick.

So I want to build some beds that end up about three feet high, with soil depth about 12 inches.
I have room between the rows of my young orchard and could put as much as 500 linear feet of four ft wide rows....but only if it's not too expensive.

Has anyone done this? I thought of hay bales under wood frames but am afraid they would just slump after a season and make a mess.

Suggest some materials or methods please!

February 14, 2018	#1
berryman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: central utah Posts: 233	Elevated beds Okay so, I'm getting older (ha) and the one fruit that does really well for me here, and that I enjoy greatly is strawberries. The trouble with them is the bending over part: bending over to plant, bending over to weed, bending over to spread and remove bird netting, and bending over to pick. So I want to build some beds that end up about three feet high, with soil depth about 12 inches. I have room between the rows of my young orchard and could put as much as 500 linear feet of four ft wide rows....but only if it's not too expensive. Has anyone done this? I thought of hay bales under wood frames but am afraid they would just slump after a season and make a mess. Suggest some materials or methods please!