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box hedging
Hi, am just starting a new veg garden and am wondering if box is suitable as an alternative to wood for my borders. The ground is slightly sloping and a little damp, not running water but we are going to address this with putting some drainage around the perimeter which I think will be successful. I am hoping to put weed suppressant right up to the box and then cover with wood chippings as we have tons of this to alleviate slugs. Any ideas please
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Just reading through my post I don't think I made it clear that I am not doing the standard raised beds but just want a border around each individual veg patch to give a definition as to what is growing there, ie the standard year 1, 2, 3 hope this is clearer
I think you're creating a lot of extra work for yourself as the box will need clipping, and it may prevent you accessing your beds easily.
Not to mention the current issues with box blight that many people are experiencing.
There's a good reason for using timber, or concrete block /brick if the ground's very wet, although timber will last a long time, and is quite easy to replace if it rots.
Last edited: 15 October 2017 08:47:59
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...