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Problem - Very large raised bed

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  • 30-03-2017 11:21am
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    Holy Diver
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    Hi,

    I recently moved house and there is an existing raised bed in situ. Problem is it is very big and impossible to access the centre - 18ft bt 9 ft approx. internal dimesnions - build with sleepers. Other than this it has been very well maintained with rhubarb and herbs etc growing at one end.

    I will definitely not be subdividing it this year. Any suggestions on how to make it workable? As it stands I'm thinking of getting 2X 10ft scaffolding boards that can span the width and using these as a platform that I can move along as needed - the problem I see with this is that once things start growing I won't be able to move these along the length of the bed.

    Thanks


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    looksee
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    I am not really seeing the problem here? Two 10ft lengths will go from end to end of an 18ft bed. If you want a bit of extra width to work from just have a shorter length that you move alongside the two 10ft lengths. Possibly put a bit of an upright or handle on it to make it easy to move.

    You will of course lose the 1ft wide strip where the planks are, with another 1ft or so beside it for moving the other section, but you cannot reach the centre as it is at the moment.


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    pwurple
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    Mine are 8ft by 4 ft, and I can get to the middle of those from either side. 
    If you put your 10ft planks (maybe cut them to 9ft maybe for neatness) along it as platforms, put in 3 of those platforms, dividing your area into 4 sections, each will be 9ft by ~4.5ft . (planks will take up some room, so just under 4.5ft.)
    I'd maybe leave one of your sections fallow for a year under old carpet/cardboard, it's a lot to take on!


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    Holy Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    looksee wrote: »
    I am not really seeing the problem here? Two 10ft lengths will go from end to end of an 18ft bed. If you want a bit of extra width to work from just have a shorter length that you move alongside the two 10ft lengths. Possibly put a bit of an upright or handle on it to make it easy to move.

    You will of course lose the 1ft wide strip where the planks are, with another 1ft or so beside it for moving the other section, but you cannot reach the centre as it is at the moment.

    I mean using the 10ft boards to span the width not the length. Still leaves a large area either side once thing grow


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    Holy Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    pwurple wrote: »
    Mine are 8ft by 4 ft, and I can get to the middle of those from either side. 
    If you put your 10ft planks (maybe cut them to 9ft maybe for neatness) along it as platforms, put in 3 of those platforms, dividing your area into 4 sections, each will be 9ft by ~4.5ft . (planks will take up some room, so just under 4.5ft.)
    I'd maybe leave one of your sections fallow for a year under old carpet/cardboard, it's a lot to take on!

    Yeah this might work better than one moving platform.


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    howdoyouknow
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    Split it up the middle with 4 10ft planks laid in two rows side by side leaves you two beds 18ft x 3.5ft.

    Or you could dig out 9ft x 4.5ft from the middle of the raised bed making it U shaped. This would leave you 4.5ft width all over and a lot easier access to all the bed from the ground.


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