Raised beds?

[frank horton]

I just went to a local forest management or sawmill and bought from them....
they like cash.....

 

[gaz1]

what about the oposite of raised beds

a no dig method

 

[ukracer]

@daleyd
When did the beds at a care home, we found the cost of sleepers to be extremly expensive.

We went to a rec yard and had a good choice of sleepers, but the cost of transport again was shocking.
We used in the end second hand scaffold boards.
Cheep, cleaned up well.
Single skin beds to the height of 2 boards high.
Fixings them to the ground was with stakes and strips cut from boards that were not good for the frames or off cuts from them.

Yep sleepers have sky rocketed round here lately. (Then again everything has)

 

[Bryan Williams]

I used 4x3’s in our old house. By the time they’re rotted the beds and grass paths are well established so they remain once the wood is removed.

Same here, pallet collars come in different sizes and are very handy, easily movable, stackable.

 

[sako243]

running loaded dumpers over it

That's no way to refer to your dog!

 

[Gareth J]

Edit, they are very cheap if you collect them. Last shout was less than a fiver each.

That is very cheap!!

Transporting them is a killer though.

 

[8ob]

That is very cheap!!

Transporting them is a killer though.

BR have a few depots around the country so not a problem if you are near one, you can go on the tender list and bid on quantities https://railwayrecycling.co.uk/railway-sleepers/

Bob

 

[Anguz]

i used grp chamber sections on mine...
what they build utility chambers out of... mine were cheap enough, they were going in the skip

 

[gaz1]

make your own concrete wall panels

then all you need is the post

 

[daleyd]

make your own concrete wall panels

then all you need is the post

Thanks Gaz, unfortunately I’m quite time poor so that isn’t likely to be a goer!

 

[pcwizme]

I used pallet collars for mine, free and worked well for me, I have a couple of more to do this year once I tidy the scrapyard garden

 

[gaz1]

cheapest way

very little to buy but you can create any shape or look with formers

 

[Mikey D]

@8ob. I used to collect concrete sleepers quite often from their march (Cambs) depot , took them direct to various farms to make cattle tracks.
There was a cracking burger van up the road , fantastic tiger bread bacon baguettes The woman running it did wear far too much make up tho