Raised garden beds

[charlz]

Do they really plant onions by seed? I never had much luck doing that, I always transplant or use starts. Onions are so small and slow at first that I cannot find them when weeding. I guess if they nuke the ground there are no weeds.

Yes, they use planters with very small seed hoppers and look like they barely have anything in them. Right now the fields don't have anything growing in them. The fields were furrowed up and made ready last fall, they may spray a per-emergent at that time I am not sure. They drive a tractor with no implement up and down the field to pack the furrows (flood irrigation here) and then they go along with the planters. The onions never really seem to get too many weeds which is what makes me wonder if they treat the soil in the fall.

 

[dragoneggs]

I was given some treated 2"x12" D lumber my S-dad had in the garage when he passed away. I was thinking about using it for a raised bed for Asparagus, what do you fellas think. Wood is warped, but sufficient for this I think.

If you just have to use them... then how about getting some heavy plastic to line the insides to shield the PT wood?