Raised Beds

[Andycap]

I am looking to make some raised garden beds for my vegetables and have been looking at various designs, from wood, sleepers and concrete. I have heard that there can be some leeching of chemicals into the soil from these materials that may be taken up by the plants. I came across this post from a gardener in Thailand wh is using bricks that do not require cement as they link together.

Raised Garden Beds

Some of the raised beds at Bees Garden. Raised garden beds have a lot of advantages and disadvantages. The soil that was originally in the garden was quite poor soil that we used to fill up the rice fields. This is generally 1 ½ meters deep, and turns into rock after a few days without rain...

www.beesgardencooking.com

Does anyone know where I might get these in the UK?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Nope, I am in the USA, but I bet they cost a bit.

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