Wrong information.

Worth1 · May 4, 2015

For several years now I have been telling people here that I have 4x12 raised beds and the middle was hard to get to.
Well this is wrong.
When I measured to finish my arbor I discovered I had made them 5x12.
I did this for cosmetic and engineering reasons to make the arbor more stable that is part of the beds.

I just wanted everyone that may have taken my judgment to heart to know that now I feel the 4 foot wide bed is just fine for me to reach across to the middle.
The 5 foot wide bed also allows me to overlap and fit in three rows of 24 inch wide Texas tomato cages.
It does take a little acrobatics to get to the middle though.

Nothing I cant handle.

Worth

shelleybean · May 4, 2015

Worth, my beds are 5 x 12, as well, but I just use two rows of Texas Tomato cages. Good to know I can use three in a pinch.

dustdevil · May 4, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

For several years now I have been telling people here that I have 4x12 raised beds and the middle was hard to get to.
Well this is wrong.
When I measured to finish my arbor I discovered I had made them 5x12.
I did this for cosmetic and engineering reasons to make the arbor more stable that is part of the beds.

I just wanted everyone that may have taken my judgment to heart to know that now I feel the 4 foot wide bed is just fine for me to reach across to the middle.
The 5 foot wide bed also allows me to overlap and fit in three rows of 24 inch wide Texas tomato cages.
It does take a little acrobatics to get to the middle though.

Nothing I cant handle.

Worth

A few more years of swinging from tree to tree and you'll have the reach you need

pauldavid · May 4, 2015

I bet it's easier to get to when the tomatoes are ripening!

BigVanVader · May 4, 2015

My sisters raised beds which I built for her are 4 ft wide by 8 ft long and IMO 4ft is about as wide as I would go. No trouble for me to reach across but for her its a little bit of a struggle. If any of you are of lesser stature 3 ft may be better.

Worth1 · May 4, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustdevil

A few more years of swinging from tree to tree and you'll have the reach you need

I have been considering building an upper deck with a catwalk.

AlittleSalt · May 4, 2015

Our round bed is technically a raised bed, but you can walk in it. It's 14'. This year, we are growing really hot peppers in it (Tabasco and hotter ones like Datil.)

bughunter99 · May 4, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

For several years now I have been telling people here that I have 4x12 raised beds and the middle was hard to get to.
Well this is wrong.
When I measured to finish my arbor I discovered I had made them 5x12.
I did this for cosmetic and engineering reasons to make the arbor more stable that is part of the beds.

I just wanted everyone that may have taken my judgment to heart to know that now I feel the 4 foot wide bed is just fine for me to reach across to the middle.
The 5 foot wide bed also allows me to overlap and fit in three rows of 24 inch wide Texas tomato cages.
It does take a little acrobatics to get to the middle though.

Nothing I cant handle.

Worth

All these years I have pictured you with really short arms. Now my image of you is all blown to pieces.

bower · May 4, 2015

Well, you know the folklore has it, a four foot bed in Texas would have to be five feet by ordinary standards...

I am just a 3 ft wide-bed-reach person myself.

However my footprints are smaller than a moose.

Father'sDaughter · May 4, 2015

Reaching in to the middle of a four foot bed by us shorties makes for an awesome core workout!

Gardeneer · May 4, 2015

You can walk around it and reach half way from each side comfortably. Unless the bed is built next to the wall. :-)

Tormato · May 5, 2015

I didn't want to keep reaching so far.

So, I converted my 4 1/2 foot wide beds to 1.37 meters.

**carolyn137** · May 5, 2015

Wrong Information Worth?

I've been staying up very late for me, almost to midnight, going back to Jan of 2006 when Mischka started Tville, looking for where I might have given some wrong information.

Carolyn

pauldavid · May 5, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tormato

I didn't want to keep reaching so far.

So, I converted my 4 1/2 foot wide beds to 1.37 meters.

Did you notice much differerence?

Worth1 · May 5, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Wrong Information Worth?

I've been staying up very late for me, almost to midnight, going back to Jan of 2006 when Mischka started Tville, looking for where I might have given some wrong information.

Carolyn

If and when you find it here is the place you can redeem yourself.

This is a thread just not for my mistakes but all others as well.
So fess up.

Worth

May 4, 2015	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Wrong information. For several years now I have been telling people here that I have 4x12 raised beds and the middle was hard to get to. Well this is wrong. When I measured to finish my arbor I discovered I had made them 5x12. I did this for cosmetic and engineering reasons to make the arbor more stable that is part of the beds. I just wanted everyone that may have taken my judgment to heart to know that now I feel the 4 foot wide bed is just fine for me to reach across to the middle. The 5 foot wide bed also allows me to overlap and fit in three rows of 24 inch wide Texas tomato cages. It does take a little acrobatics to get to the middle though. Nothing I cant handle. Worth

May 4, 2015	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Worth, my beds are 5 x 12, as well, but I just use two rows of Texas Tomato cages. Good to know I can use three in a pinch. __________________ Michele

May 5, 2015	#13
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Wrong Information Worth? I've been staying up very late for me, almost to midnight, going back to Jan of 2006 when Mischka started Tville, looking for where I might have given some wrong information. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

May 4, 2015	#4
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	I bet it's easier to get to when the tomatoes are ripening!

May 4, 2015	#5
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	My sisters raised beds which I built for her are 4 ft wide by 8 ft long and IMO 4ft is about as wide as I would go. No trouble for me to reach across but for her its a little bit of a struggle. If any of you are of lesser stature 3 ft may be better.

May 4, 2015	#7
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Our round bed is technically a raised bed, but you can walk in it. It's 14'. This year, we are growing really hot peppers in it (Tabasco and hotter ones like Datil.)

May 4, 2015	#9
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Well, you know the folklore has it, a four foot bed in Texas would have to be five feet by ordinary standards... I am just a 3 ft wide-bed-reach person myself. However my footprints are smaller than a moose.

May 4, 2015	#10
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Reaching in to the middle of a four foot bed by us shorties makes for an awesome core workout!

May 4, 2015	#11
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	You can walk around it and reach half way from each side comfortably. Unless the bed is built next to the wall. :-)

May 5, 2015	#12
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	I didn't want to keep reaching so far. So, I converted my 4 1/2 foot wide beds to 1.37 meters.