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Because of the possibility of leaching with treated lumber, we used standard pine dimension lumber when we built our raised beds a few years ago, and. The next time you are driving around town and see an old bookshelf at. A saggyshelf bookcase easily transforms into a raised bed simply by removing the back. We used a similar garden bed and grew squash, onions, peppers and much more.
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