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Raised bed on old blacktop drive
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Posted by shadey z5 Chicago (My Page) on Thu, Apr 30, 09 at 11:45
| My backyard has an old blacktop drive that we no longer use. Okay, I know the "right" way to do this would be to rip out the driveway -- maybe someday -- but no funds for that this year.
I have lovely shade gardens in other parts of the yard, but this is the only spot (back drive) that gets some real sun!
I want to build some raised beds using brick (or maybe railroad ties) on top of the blacktop but am worried about drainage.
I read an older post about doing this on concrete -- many suggested an 18" depth. That sounds good -- but can I rig up some sort of drainage system? Any ideas?
Thanks,
Shadey |
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- Posted by tomncath 9B(microclimate 10A) (My Page) on
Tue, May 5, 09 at 19:03
| Blacktop gets really hot, why not cover it with mulch and do this, or this. |
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