These boards were looking for a new home. They've been around for a whole lot of years. They were shipping pallets before they became portable shelving for pottery sales at various markets more than 30 years ago. Then they became shelving in our garage until a few weeks ago when the shiny steel fixtures came to stay. The wood was too good to throw away...and we needed another bed for our growing garden. A perfect fit and beautiful recycling, too. I was trying to figure how many lives these boards may have had...does anyone know if shipping pallets are made with new wood?
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That's a good way to recycle lumber. I made raised beds out of wood from a deck railing that had been destroyed by snow falling from the roof.
ReplyDeletelots of work but well worth the effort in the end.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE our raised bed gardens and our veggies have gone crazy! I have cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and some peppers already. This week or next, I will have larger tomatoes and some squash!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about shipping pallets-
That looks really professionally done. Gosh, you have a lot of work this summer!
ReplyDeleteYou are an excellent steward of resources! I think I love your shovel. Sheesh. I need to step away from the garden for awhile.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm sure your plants will love their new bed.
ReplyDeleteMy Mellow Yellow, please come and see.
I would figure the shipping pallets are made from real wood, at the very least hard wood.
ReplyDeleteYours have had many uses and looks like your raised bed is going to be the last use. Great job
very clever re-use of wood. I like that a lot. Any chance the woodcrafter would hop over here and "craft" a bed for me?
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