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I have two beds which run east/west as opposed to the usual north/south. these have quite high boards on the north side and none at all on the south side (so they slope towards the sun). I use these for cold frames and early crops because the ground warms up a couple of weeks earlier.
Hi john, most of mine run east to west too, but I plant quite a few crops in blocks offset, or e.g. beets and snips across the bed (north to south). I experimented with sloping two of the beds this year with mixed results - the higher part of the bed was drier than the lower. Do you find this a problem at all, or do your boards retain the moisture better than my 'no edge' policy?
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Quote from: John_H on June 12, 2006, 10:44:24I have two beds which run east/west as opposed to the usual north/south. these have quite high boards on the north side and none at all on the south side (so they slope towards the sun). I use these for cold frames and early crops because the ground warms up a couple of weeks earlier.Hi john, most of mine run east to west too, but I plant quite a few crops in blocks offset, or e.g. beets and snips across the bed (north to south). I experimented with sloping two of the beds this year with mixed results - the higher part of the bed was drier than the lower. Do you find this a problem at all, or do your boards retain the moisture better than my 'no edge' policy?