And so to BED !!

[Hyacinth]

Tim! You suggesting that the rest of us climb into each other's beds after midnight, and that you're feeling a little left out, perhaps? After the party-panto, we'll organise a sleep-in at your place, OK?  :-* Lishka

slugs & raised beds - I've one raised bed, made with the blue bricks that were lifted when I had a path relaid (remember them, oldies?) but haven't had any special probs with snails at all - possibly cos the bed gets controlled watering, and snails prefer the naturally wetter patches of the garden elsewhere? And to deter them - try the coffee trick - Hugh did a test last season & he'd  perhaps post the results if one was interested?

[Hyacinth]

[Doris_Pinks]

Muddygirl I asked yesterday at one place and he said he has to pay £10 per pallett!! (I think that was a ruse to try and get me to pay personally!) Apparently it ensures the manufacturers get them back! (Says he!) Anyhow I was just saying yesterday that a little skip scavenging ,with permission of course, is required! Trouble is, when you need one, they are not around!!
Tim, I was in bed before midnight!! 11.45pm to be precise ;D ;D ;D

[Tenuse]

Thanks Gavin, your picture illustrated exactly what I wanted to know.

Ten x

[Garden Manager]

If you look at the pictures of my veg patch in 'The Gallery'  you will see how I've got my raised beds set up.  

Generally it works well, and i dont have too much trouble with Slugs and snails (not in the veg garden, just a big problem in the garden full stop!).

In fact I am about to expand the system and build two more beds this winter, as well as renovating the paths.

[Tenuse]

Do you have enough room to kneel between them Richard?

Ten x

[mysticmog]

Hi Campanula - good tips re going to fencing suppliers, but what is gravel board?

M xx

[tim]

Ten - to pray?? = Tim

[Tenuse]

Tim,

Having watched the exchange between R-F and H-J, I think both of them should ensure there's enough prayer room by the bed(s).

Ten x

[campanula]

hi ms.mystical,

gravel board is a long strip of timber which goes along the bottom of closeboarding - fencing which is madeof two horizontal (arris) rails with 6 inch, featheredged planks attached so that there are no gaps between wooden boards. It literally stops gravel from creeping under the fence and is usually 6inches (150mm) wide and varying lengths, usually 3metres.
suzy