Soup: Say the name and a steaming bowl comes to mind. However, when the warm season approaches not many are in the mood for a sweaty session in front of a sweltering bowl. Annibale Carracci, Il mangiafagioli, (The Beans Eater), 1583-84, Galleria Colonna, Roma.
Redwood is another excellent rot-resistant wood, but redwood is a more limited resource. How long the wood will last depends on the type of cedar and your local weather conditions. In our garden, we use red cedar for building the beds, and some of these beds have lasted 15 years.In general, you should expect about 10 years from a cedar bed before it begins to deteriorate.edwood is another excellent rot-resistant wood, but redwood is a more limited resource. How long the wood will last depends on the type of cedar and your local weather conditions. In our garden, we use red cedar for building the beds, and some of these beds have lasted 15 years.
Don't build a raised bed on a wooden deck: when the bed is full of soil and water, its weight could cause structural damage. If the raised bed sits directly on the soil, line the planting bed with hardware cloth or chicken wire at building time to prevent visits from burrowing animals such as gophers and moles.