Here's my raised tomato bed. It doesn't even compare to what JohnCT has! Infront of my tomatoes are marigolds. To the left of the bed you can see part of my garden. I didn't wanna' post an entire pic of my garden because I've neglected the weeding lately. You can see my brussel sprouts growing strong. I have 10 more tomato plants among many other things planted in there. I have 6 more tomato plants that aren't planted because I ran out of room. I'm going to see if my neighbour wants them, if not, I'll plant them in 5 gallon pails. I'd like to build more raised beds for the years to come...gotta' compete with John.



Here's my entire garden. The chicken wire was recently put up to keep my new puppy out. It certainly doesn't look the greatest but it's working.



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And here, I thought you were going to say my raised beds

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Well...realistically...for me to have beds like yours is pretty much a dream. Atleast with John, I have some hope of a contest...plus I just wanted to tease him..he's fun to tease.

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Christina, you'd better hope John doesn't see this!
I think your garden looks terrific.
Thanks for posting.

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

Really nice raised bed Christina! I have a raised bed for some of my flowers, but I'm thinking of starting another one so I can plant some veggies next year.

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

Yeah, but both of your gardens are wayyyyyyyyyy
ahead of mine....

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Wow, she is adorable. How does she get along with your other dog?

I'd be happy to share. I've got over 100 varieties of seed now and I'll have more after this season!

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John - Zone 6

Wow, Christina, that's a great pic. I'm sure she's lots of "help!"

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

You better get hammerin' John....

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Boy, those railroads ties really make a nice bed! I've never seen any used ones that are in such great shape. I had some along my driveway many, many years ago and they didn't look anything like that!

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

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Are those railroad ties????????

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Weezie, I didn't realize they were railroad ties either when I first saw them because they were so clean and new looking, but since she said they were I had to go back and take a second look at them! They are beautiful and make a lovely bed! I know we don't have any around here that look that good.

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

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I'm hopin' they're not...

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Those were my thoughts too Weezie!!! I was warned about them when I got mine years ago, but I didn't think it would be a problem because all they touched were concrete and grass. I didn't worry about it since the grass wasn't anything to write home about and was pretty pathetic looking anyway.

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

John, that's exactly what I was concerned about too since I remember being told about the dangers of creosote a long time ago, but I thought maybe they had different methods of treating them now. I didn't know. Evidently, judging from your link to the article nothing has changed in all these years.

It is definitely a safety issue if you are using them for a bed where you are growing vegetables or anything to eat since it appears they are still being treated with creosote. Plus, you also have to be concerned about the harm it can do to any animals you have around, and she has a new puppy.

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

sprouts look good christina

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Mark