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viqarqadir Treviso, Italy(Zone 9a) Aug 22, 2006

I just created these vegetable beds and am all excited about them :)

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Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA(Zone 6b) Aug 22, 2006

You should be. They look wonderful. Good work!

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viqarqadir Treviso, Italy(Zone 9a) Aug 22, 2006

thanks Zeppy
one more picture that shows a bit of the design...my first wood work project...no complaints here :)

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ms_merae Austin, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 22, 2006

What are you going to grow in them?

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viqarqadir Treviso, Italy(Zone 9a) Aug 22, 2006

I'm not sure yet
I think the planting season for this year has ended already because the winters here are quite extreme. Next year I'm planning to have the following in them:

Peas
Salad
Tomatoes
Melons
Aubergine
Cauliflower
Chilli pepper
and probably one plant of water melon

The beds are nine foot long and 3 foot wide so I should be able to plant a little bit of everything above.

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Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA(Zone 6b) Aug 22, 2006

You could probably try growing endive and winter greens, if you can rig some hoops and plastic over the beds.

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garden_mermaid San Francisco Bay Ar, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 22, 2006

Your beds are lovely! You can grow a wide variety of cool weather crops such as cabbages, chicories, lettuces, chards, corn salad (Varleriana or mache), kale etc. You can probably get a crop of beets and carrots in too.

I don't believe Treviso gets any hard frosts, so if you use fleece or plastic row covers, you can really extend the seasons.

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digital_dave Springfield, MO(Zone 6a) Aug 22, 2006

Raised beds are great. I would suggest that you line the inside of the wood frame (but not the bottom) with some kind of plastic or polyethylene. This will prevent the soil from drying out too fast at the edges of the bed.
Dave.

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SalemSunshine Salem, OR(Zone 8a) Aug 23, 2006

Wow, good job.

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