Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: What size vegie/herb beds? Companion planting? Irrigatio 12Oct 21, 2010 12:28 am The width of bed sizes should be no more than 1.2m and as long as you like, hmm maybe break lenght if too long. Anyway sleepers having no arsenic I'm not so sure. 2 months ago purchased sleepers which clearly showed CCA treated. Copper Chrome Arsenic. Hardwood sleepers are great for termites. I would line with plastic for garden beds. Enjoy the vegies Pulpo Re: What size vegie/herb beds? Companion planting? Irrigatio 13Apr 27, 2011 2:10 am oohsam Arsenic is no longer used in treated pine sleepers. .......... According to The Log Factory, http://www.thelogfactory.com.au/treated_pine_chemicals.aspx you can indeed still get CCA sleepers ............... http://www.thelogfactory.com.au/categories.aspx?catid=48 P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: What size vegie/herb beds? Companion planting? Irrigatio 14Apr 27, 2011 12:06 pm I am going to have raised garden bed using colourbond the ones they sell on ebay 1m wide x2m long x550 high suit my needs. Re: What size vegie/herb beds? Companion planting? Irrigatio 15Apr 27, 2011 7:27 pm pattycake4 I am going to have raised garden bed using colourbond the ones they sell on ebay...... Not convinced about the Colorbond ones.......... As I understand it, Colorbond is not "rated" for ground-contact ?? Wondering what their life-expectancy would be? On the bright side..."Eat THAT termites" P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: What size vegie/herb beds? Companion planting? Irrigatio 16May 02, 2011 12:52 am Just use them, For the money they are fine. No diff to water tanks or the like. They wont last for ever but you sure won't be kicking yourself in 15 years when they need replacing. Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20422 Hi Brainstrust, I had a go at creating my own irrigation plan, keen to get some feedback. It will be run from one 750-800W pump, off 2* 5000L rain tanks. Each zone… 0 22885 Dear Members I have to decide the Facade column size. My custom builder standard is 350mm with rendering, but i asked for 470mm plus stone or tiles and yet to get… 0 7805 |