[CH] Raised Beds, Bunk and otherwise

GarryMass@aol.com
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:37:19 EDT

Folks,
Good grief.  One of our list members ASSUMED that my 2X12's were pressure 
treated.  Not so.  I merely pointed out that one should not pontificate based 
on an assumption, on facts not in evidence.
Though I do appreciate Byron and others noting that the boards can be made 
safer by covering, weathering, and/or painting - enough already.
The point was that raised beds have worked well for me for many, many years.  
And, as my favorite gardening technique for increasing yields, it is a 
subject most assuredly on topic.
Dontcha think (if you are inclined, as one listmember was) that beds which 
lend themselves to the double digging French intensive method are likely to 
increase yields of chiles??
My continuing question is "who knows something about peppers (chiles) 
preferring poorer soils?"

Your devoted fan,
Gareth the ChileKnight