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Silverleaf

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Link-a-bord - anyone used this system?
« on: February 25, 2016, 11:15:46 »
My raised beds are made of wood and they are well past needing to be replaced.

I've been considering replacing them with Link-a-bord, but there are obvious advantages and disadvantages.

Pros
Lasts longer than wood
Easier and quicker to put together
Double-walled construction's supposed to insulate soil better
Recycled
Choice of colours

Cons
Expensive
Only comes in pre-set lengths (not really a problem for me, but something to take into consideration)
Plastic might look cheap

Anyone have experience with this? What do you think?

ancellsfarmer

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Re: Link-a-bord - anyone used this system?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2016, 19:35:39 »
Silverleaf,
Yes I have this, price was right,ie nix,  from a neighbour who tore it out of the front lawn (where the previous resident had put his veggies on display!), on aquiring the house and consigned it to a skip.
Sizes are right for a raised bed, and can be built up using longer dowels above the 150mm unit height.
Yes it works but needs better anchorage to hold a strait line, bows under pressure and allows a cosy home within the twinwall structure for snails and ants. It seems durable, mine is probably ten years old and although some holes are evident, these may well be damage from fork use.
Would I buy it? Not at the online prices !, but would accept more as a gift.
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Re: Link-a-bord - anyone used this system?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2016, 22:59:11 »
Silverleaf,
Yes I have this, price was right,ie nix,  from a neighbour who tore it out of the front lawn (where the previous resident had put his veggies on display!), on aquiring the house and consigned it to a skip.
Sizes are right for a raised bed, and can be built up using longer dowels above the 150mm unit height.
Yes it works but needs better anchorage to hold a strait line, bows under pressure and allows a cosy home within the twinwall structure for snails and ants. It seems durable, mine is probably ten years old and although some holes are evident, these may well be damage from fork use.
Would I buy it? Not at the online prices !, but would accept more as a gift.

Brilliant, thank you very much for the advice!

We got some free scaffolding boards so we're using those. I like free! We only paid for corner posts and screws - about £35 for three 1.2m X 5m beds, with some screws left over. Much better than £375 for link-a-bords...

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Re: Link-a-bord - anyone used this system?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2016, 19:37:12 »
Free is a high price!, I make "em glad I took it!
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