I’ve built raised garden beds out of railroad ties or cedar fencing, 2x4s, bricks and even a beautiful woven lattice. But when I got serious about not having to build new raised beds every few ...

The magazine has inspired me to do many projects. Recently, I wanted to try growing in a small raised garden bed. I had railroad ties lying around, and I used the ties to build a three-tier ...

but avoid railroad ties and old telephone poles. These were treated with older, more toxic chemicals, including creosote.

For this reason, we never recommend that gardeners utilize scavenged or repurposed lumber for raised-bed construction. Likewise, used railroad ties should never be used to construct garden beds ...

Jillian Patrie | University of Minnesota Yard and Garden Extension ...

For this reason, we never recommend that gardeners utilize scavenged or repurposed lumber for raised-bed construction. Likewise, used railroad ties should never be used to construct garden beds ...

Gardeners should avoid the use of used railroad ties and tires because ... if young children will be gardening. Although length is less crucial, many raised beds are designed to be a maximum ...

Spring is here, and those of us who garden are thinking about what we are going to do in our gardens this year. Some of us are very familiar with using raised beds for gardening. If you are ...

Raised garden beds can be created out of almost any durable ... like creosote-treated railroad ties. Pressure-treated lumber sold in the U.S. for residential use no longer contains arsenic ...

A garden bed usually refers to a raised structure that surrounds fertile and compost-enriched soil for growing. A raised garden can be used to plant vegetables, herbs, or flowers. Raised beds have ...