nancy jocoy

Juniper Zen wrote:

nancy jocoy wrote:Once we move the dirt from the old beds to a holding area, I will comment on the shape of the galvinized in the oldest beds which also have the most corrosion on the zinc roofing walls.

Welcome Nancy, and thank you! That information will be very helpful for us!

Sadly this will be about 3 weeks from now. We are having to methodically dismantle the existing beds but I will make sure the oldest best is the first one we take down.  We are prepping the garden area for the construction of a retaining wall and new, level, planting area so it is much much more than just replacing the beds.

Part of me is inclined to buy the stainless because it is 22 guage and $500 for a 100 foot 4' wide roll vs the galvanized which is 23 guage and$300 for a 100 foot 4' wide roll.  The idea of a mesh under grass though intrigues me ad I was wondering about some way of stabilizing the soil in my walkways which will be covered in a mix of fescue and clover to hold the soil. and "keep it covered"

New here.   Fell backwards into the thread while searching for longevity of galvanized hardware cloth under soil.  Voles. Moles and Raised beds (started off as chickens).  Our sheet metal roofing and wood beds built in 2014-2016 are aging out and we are replacing with some of the newer coated steel beds that the alledge will last 20 years.  Thankfully the old beds are being donate so they can be restored and reuised by someone with more youth and energy than us....Once we move the dirt from the old beds to a holding area, I will comment on the shape of the galvinized in the oldest beds which also have the most corrosion on the zinc roofing walls.

But....the topic game up of "how long does the hardware cloth last"   Currently that in our compost bins is still holding up [2016]  but was wondering about $tainle$$ vs coated vs galvanized if we hope for a 20 year life .....Did not see stainless mentioned and it is an option at about $500 for a roll that size (still shopping)

I know the plans are to buy a 100 foot , 4 feet wide of whatever we decide


Also saw the comment on avoiding altogether in gardens by using the Rain Gutter Grow system.  I have used this system since 2016 and think it is wonderful for folks who cannot have a regular or even a raised bed garden but have concerns about the ongoing sustainability of the peat and perlite inputs required and the low quality of compost obtained from spent peat since it is pretty void of any nutrient value.  After a number of years my no till garden beds actually performed much better than the bucket system - so fighting voles and moles will be an ongoing proposition.   Don't have any chickens and still trying to sort out a good way to sneak into "HOA-land"- we are too old to want to pick up and relocate to something that could serve as a homestead.