Material | Advantages | Disadvantages |
Softwood | Very cheap, attractive | Rots quickly, weak |
Treated wood | Cheap, attractive | Leaches toxins into soil, weak |
Hardwood | Very attractive, durable | Very expensive |
Corrugated iron | Cheap, durable | Unattractive, heats soil, can rust |
eWood | Very durable, strong, affordable, resistant to rot, insect damage, UV and moisture, eco-friendly | Moderately expensive |
And here's the bed itself, now filled with layers of cardboard, sugar cane mulch, lucerne mulch, tea tree mulch, garden compost, dry leaves, cow manure, mushroom compost and organic compost:
Terrific job, looks great and what a great mix of compost and manure. Can't wait to see the results in a couple of months.
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