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heyho
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Wood for building raised beds
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October 02, 2008, 15:11:12 »
Anybody know of any decent (i.e. cheap) timer merchants in the Leeds (West Yorkshire) area where I could get some wood suitable for building some raised beds.
I know there is B&Q and Wickes but always feel there is a premium to pay and anyway I'm not after anything too posh.
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longlad
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October 08, 2008, 03:23:41 »
theres woods wood yard at ponty if thats any good
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heyho
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October 09, 2008, 08:45:38 »
Quote from: longlad on October 08, 2008, 03:23:41
theres woods wood yard at ponty if thats any good
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Cheers, that's close enough
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Ren1
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Re: Wood for building raised beds
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October 15, 2008, 12:44:31 »
Hi
Some of the reccers yards have wood at bargain prices, particularly if you don't mind it still having a few nails in. Will try and find teh name of the one we use.
Ren
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elvis2003
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October 15, 2008, 12:51:27 »
heyho,keep your eyes peeled when out and about,we salvaged all of ours from skips etc
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Larkshall
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October 15, 2008, 14:24:04 »
As a former Forestry worker, I am very much against wasting timber by putting in the ground to rot. Most trees take a 100 years to grow. Put the timber in the ground and it will rot in a tenth of that time. Beds can be managed without using timber.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the farming of timber, it's a crop like anything else. The only thing is that it is more long term, instead of one year you are looking at 100 to 500 years depending on the species.
http://www.erowell.co.uk/Gardening/clay-soil.html
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