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    Suggestions for replacing raised beds

    Good pointers, I always lay crushed stone below posts so there's drainage underneath to reduce rotting. I used untreated cedar for my current beds, and got 7 or 8 years of life from them, but sections which aren't touching the ground are also rotted through. Pricing out composite and redwood to...
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    Suggestions for replacing raised beds

    Thought about man-made stone as well, not pretty but durable and and relatively cheap. Cinderblocks may contain fly ash (heavy metals) so that's out but new red bricks seem to be fine. Have to run the numbers and see how much everything would cost. I've done some masonry before and after a few...
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    Suggestions for replacing raised beds

    in the Mid-Atlantic of the US and have twelve 4ft x 8ft (1.2m x 2.4m) cedar raised beds that have rotted out and need replacing. I'd like to find something that will last longer than the cedar but also not cost a fortune for so many replacements. I've looked into Birdies, Plastic Forests, Trex...
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