I bought some corrugated metal beds and I've liked them for the couple of years I've had them.
The biggest lesson learned is that 4ft is too far to reach comfortably. I put a trellis arch between two of them and they are too deep to really reach the middle.
Mine are 3 ft deep. I filled them with logs and sticks and then added triple mix. A few years in they are pretty compacted, I will need to get a lot more compost in them. I am experimenting with adding straw for bulk.
I'm reading this as a NIMBY thing, not an animal liberation thing. If anyone was up to it, I'd like to understand what I am missing?
To be honest I don't really talk to local people about growing, but I'd assume so. Powdery mildew is a major problem for me on zucchini and tomatoes. I assume this likes similar conditions?
Oh, thank you! I thought I lost it.
LMAO I HAD NSFW OFF SO I COULDN'T SEE IT
So beautiful 😻
One of my favorite things is watching what is coming back each year and how different flowers come up at different times. There is always something in bloom!
Team pinto but all beans are beautiful
Burgers and fries in paradise
Some of my year round decorations
New bats, who dis???
I'm very spooky.
I am very thrilled because it is now socially acceptable to start wearing Halloween themed things to work. Or maybe it isn't, but that's fine too.
I've also got my Halloween decorations out (the ones that aren't year round)
This is bananas, so impressive!
It's canning time
I hope this isn't unwelcome advice, but this is a vegan gardening community:
I practice veganic gardening (as much as is possible - I'm sure my triple mix had some animal manure in it) so I don't have direct experience with using manure in my beds. I do want to flag that mixing top soil with manure has a few potential downsides:
If you google raised bed soil recipe or something like that, you will find ideal ratios for different components that will allow good draining and aeration.