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Advice WantedWood decay in my garden beds
Posted April 7, 2024 by Pas_Une_Parisienne in Gardening

During covid lockdown, I had built five raised garden beds in my smallish garden (there wasn't much else to do outside...). Being a complete rookie, I relied on YouTube videos and everything I could buy or have delivered online.

So, I guess I made a rookie mistake or two—I used untreated wood and skipped the geotextile fabric. Fast forward a couple of years, and now the wood's starting to rot in all of them, and they look like they gonna fall apart any minute now. But I still have plants in most of them (strawberry, herbs, garlic,...)

Any ideas on what I should do? Should I try working around the decay with a layer of treated wood, or just buy new ones? I do not have any problem paying a reasonable price for read made new ones, but I'd hate to waste materials if I can avoid it. I would also like to skip toxic material.

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