[Cob] cob raised beds?

[Joseph R Dupont]

concrete alters the ph making the soil alkali
and if there is any granit in  it you might have radon gas

On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:51:55 -0700 (PDT) Teresa Banks
<tbanks98926 at yahoo.com> writes:
> Hmmmm.... What about Urbanite, broken concrete?  That might be a 
> little easier to find than stone, and if you use cob to mortar it 
> in, it might work just fine.  I kind of like this idea, and I will 
> keep it in mind for the future....
>  
> Teresa
> 
> Amanda Peck <ap615 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> That sounds wonderful. We've got ledge stone here, but the pieces 
> tend to 
> be huge and heavy beyond belief. People do move them--I was in a 
> restaurant 
> at noon where the steps between two of the dining rooms were some 
> huge 
> stones--4-6 inches thick--the largest over 5 square feet, in 
> different 
> colors.
> 
> You're right, might even be a little easier than a rock foundation, 
> no 
> worse, certainly. And gorgeous. At raised bed size, and a bit 
> thinner, 
> they wouldn't be too dreadful to move.
> 
> .................
> 
> Yun Que responds to those of us yammering about tires.
> 
> Cat here, In my area there are many cut stone. I have collected 
> them
> for years and have made my raised beds from these. In areas that do
> not have the cut variety there may be stone available to dry stack.
> It takes some doing to dry stack but it looks beautiful. It's about
> the same as doing the foundation to your cob only not as wide. When 
> I
> lived in CA the mexican workers were very talented building these.
> The paths between the beds can be done of sand and lime it makes 
> for
> less weeding.
> for the good of all C.
> 
> 
> 
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