Re: [CH] Raised bed

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>  I am most definitely sold on raised-beds.

I have used raised beds with great success for most of my (lengthy) adult 
life.  Love the comfort, convenience, and control.  The raised beds warm 
quickly in the spring, hold in moisture for the plants that love mucky soil 
(lettuce, basil), and develop superb tillage (tilth, Byron).
Unlike Scott's timbers, I have come around to using twelve foot 2x10's, two 
boards high.  It's best to start one board up (or deep) with posts in 
corners.  My two beds are 12' x 5'.  You will find yourself making your own 
soil as you get into this, you can add commercial stuff as Scott did, you can 
compost directly in the beds, cover the beds with (vegetable) kitchen scraps, 
amend the soil and have it stay amended for a while.
I experimented with square foot gardening but much prefer Ruth Stout's mulch, 
mulch, mulch No Work Garden - ing.
Worms abound, production is high, but (alas) this is my first year with 
Chiles, so I can't say how they'll react, but I expect pleasant surprises.
Any other info, send an off-list E and I'll be happy to share experiences.
Gareth the ChileKnight 

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