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Building a vegetable garden

Posted by henrietta on May 17, 2012 in Articles | 0 comments

Many people would like to grow their own produce and raised vegetable beds are the ideal way to do so. • Raised vegetable beds can be constructed of wood, bricks, stone, or Colourbond. If you choose wood as your material, make sure you use ACQ treated pine rather than the old arsenic-impregnated variety. It is also best to use H6 grade pine, which will last longer. (Note that if you have to cut the treated pine, you will need to seal the ends again to ensure the H6 rating. The easiest thing to do, therefore, is to tailor your vegie bed to the length and width of the available sizes of timber) • There are many DIY kits available if you do not want to build your own...