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feldon30 · February 4, 2008

Don't make them any wider than you can comfortably reach. Which for me is 4'. Any future tomato-only beds I build will be 2' wide only, since any more seems a waste, and getting 2 tomato plants side-by-side has not worked well for me.

I did some with pressure treated wood, then read about the concerns about arsenic and so switched to regular wood which is already starting to deteriorate (the termites aren't helping either!). But since I have recently read that pressure treated wood no longer contains arsenic, any future beds I build will once again return to pressure treated wood.

I use angle brackets and galvanized screws for longevity.

If you are in this for the long haul, you might consider those plastic-based permanent landscaping type timbers. Supposed to last a long time.

February 4, 2008	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Don't make them any wider than you can comfortably reach. Which for me is 4'. Any future tomato-only beds I build will be 2' wide only, since any more seems a waste, and getting 2 tomato plants side-by-side has not worked well for me. I did some with pressure treated wood, then read about the concerns about arsenic and so switched to regular wood which is already starting to deteriorate (the termites aren't helping either!). But since I have recently read that pressure treated wood no longer contains arsenic, any future beds I build will once again return to pressure treated wood. I use angle brackets and galvanized screws for longevity. If you are in this for the long haul, you might consider those plastic-based permanent landscaping type timbers. Supposed to last a long time. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]