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On Sun, 27 May 2012 06:11:40 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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They can have some real downsides tho, particularly because
they arent porous, you can end up with rot in the vegys that
you don't get with timber systems in high rainfall areas.


I'd drill holes in the sidewalls.

And don't look as good as the timber beds IMO either.


An agri-themed garden would look a treat, here.
****, better than half an acre of concrete anyway, and if the tyres
are painted all pastel shades, it would be even more of an eyeso...
treat.