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Rainwater on raised beds

Yorky · 2011-11-16 16:01:27

I've covered some raised beds in black plastic for the winter. The plastic is weighed down along the edges but on one of the beds the soil level is a couple of inches lower than the sides of the bed so it has filled with rainwater. This isn't a particular problem but someone suggested it would go stagnant and start to…

16-11-2011 5:01pm

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Yorky

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I've covered some raised beds in black plastic for the winter. The plastic is weighed down along the edges but on one of the beds the soil level is a couple of inches lower than the sides of the bed so it has filled with rainwater.

This isn't a particular problem but someone suggested it would go stagnant and start to smell .

Would this happen and if so could you suggest a simple solution?

Thanks in advance.

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#2 16-11-2011 5:16pm

PaudyW

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put something under plastic and pull plastic down the sides so rain runs off, but in fairness the water will be filling / changing pretty much everyday over winter so will keep its self fresh(ish)

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