They Garden On A Flatbed Trailer

They Garden On A Flatbed Trailer CROPS Miscellaneous When gardening season ends Mark Crampton tows his garden beds out of sight There are two 20-ft beds built on a flatbed trailer that his father made years ago out of a 1930 Reo truck chassis “It had been sitting unused for years ” says Crampton “I was tired of bending over to work with my ground level raised beds and thought of putting raised beds on legs I decided the trailer would make a good alternative ” Crampton edge stacked salvaged 20-ft 2 by 4’s for garden bed sides He reinforced them with several short pieces of 2 by 6 After lining the bed with garden fabric or weed mat he added 6-8 in of dirt “The weed mat prevents the dirt from falling through cracks in the original wooden platform ” explains Crampton “It gets pretty heavy with the dirt but I can still pull the trailer with my side-by-side ” The two 30-in wide beds leave room for a walkway down the center of the trailer should Crampton need it For the most part he plants tends and harvests while standing alongside However the key benefit comes as weed seeds germinate “It is really easy to keep the beds weeded ” he adds “At 30 in I can just reach across while standing by the side of the trailer ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Crampton 29760 108 St Staples Minn 56479 ph 218 894-0550; mc429760@gmail com

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