Q.Build a Raised Vegetable Bed
What lumber should I use to construct a raised vegetable bed (4 feet wide by 16 feet long by 2 feet high)? If boards are 8 feet long and a foot wide, how do I connect them to make 16 feet? What about the corners? Should sides be reinforced? Can I use 4 x 4 posts that are not treated?
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Nikki
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Answered on April 3, 2011
The following article should be of some help to you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/raised-vegetable-gardens.htm
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