Ok, so, having already partially dug my bed, I just had the terrifying thought, "What if I get termites?"
Here's my situation, I live in a small town, right in town. My
yard is moderately sized for an urban lot. I live in Oregon, on the Cascades, so it's fairly wet in winter/spring and dry summer/fall. The bed is pretty big. 8 x 30 ft. And I have some pretty think logs in there (they're pine, some are really decomposed, others are only 6 mo old).
I have heard carpenter
ants are an issue here, and Im assuming I need to be careful of termites as well. I'm really starting to freak right now. I have no idea how risky this really is. Recently we had to cut down some giant invasive sumac
trees, and their
roots are still in the ground too, not to mention the stumps.
I do have a healthy vole (or something) population that is always making little mounds in the yard. Will they balance the potential problem?
Anyways, very scared. I have this sick feeling I'm just about to make a big mistake.
Oh, and did I mention that I have a PILLAR FOUNDATION? Great.