Raised bed drainage

I just had to redo my 10 yr old raised bed, the bottom rotted out
and my plants started to head south. This time i opted for 3/4 plywood
and i drilled 12 1 inch holes in it for drainage. Now that its all filled with
good soil i got the idea of adding some 3/4" pvc pipes with holes in them
to lay on the bottom and stick out the back side. something like a farmer
would do to a field laying drainage tile. Im thinking i can just cap one end
and drill my holes and push the pipes in with out haveing to disturb the plants
again.

Looking for your opinons on this idea.

Is this Raised bed for someone in a wheel chair? What are the dimensions?

I see soil damming up the pipes.

It looks like you may need to stabilize the middle section more to keep the middle from buckling in from the combined weight of the soil, plants and water retaining.

~* Robin

its not for someone in a wheel chair, mine is 4' x 8' x 6 inches deep
under the plywood ther are 4 2x4's u just cant see them.



This message was edited Jul 5, 2005 5:26 PM