B&Q raised bed £12

brians_daughter

I purchased one of these yesterday and thought they were great value for money - i planned on getting oh to make one but i couldnt buy the timber in my local wood yard this cheap! SO thought i would share! Sorry if its been posted before, but thought it was a good deal! says it is out of stock online, but they had dozens in the B&Q stores i visited over the weekend and my sister got one instore yesterday!

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10857505&fh_view_size=10&fh_sort_order=1&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=raised+bed&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1275642208422&isSearch=true

savemoney

I have some B&Q raised beds they were 1m sq and can stand on concrete. They costs £16 but that was in March havent seen them since

cooking-mama

Ive got one of those too savemoney,I have cabbage,kale,all year lettuce and spring onion growing in little rows at the moment....are these £12 ones bigger?...might invest in one for next year(or for salad veg this year??)

brians_daughter

I have one of those you have as well :j

The £12 are bigger 1.8m x 0.9 m (from memory)

cooking-mama

Thanks Brians daughter...i may nip down to our local B+Q and see if they have any.

Gina_of_course!

Ohhhh this appeals greatly, I only have a yard with lots! of containers...

Can anyone tell me how many bags of soil I would need to fill one of these adequently... thanks in advance.

savemoney

Yes they are but not deeper

brians_daughter wrote: »

I have one of those you have as well :j

The £12 are bigger 1.8m x 0.9 m (from memory)

savemoney

As for compost it needs loads I reckons 4-5 (70 litres) bags of multi purpose so around £12-£18. You could mix with soil, home made compost or soil improver

Peckedhen

We bought three last week. They are not pre-drilled for the screws but OH soon had that sorted.:j

Each one took two 60 litre bags of compost and approx 90 litres of rotted manure. We lifted turf then single dug the soil underneath incorporating the compost and manure in with it. The seeds are in now and I can't wait till they grow - my first year at vegetable growing!!

cooking-mama

They didnt have any in my local B+Q.

chookie1

For what it's worth, they have what looks like the same thing here (whitehall garden centre). Slightly more expensive at £14.99 but still seems pretty reasonable.