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Dry Stack Wall right on Ground?

16 years ago

Howdy...

I made a raised garden, 30 feet by 10 feet, a few years ago by dry stacking fieldstone. I dug a trench and put crushed stone and quarry dust before building the wall. Wall is about 15 inches tall and is extremely solid.

I have about a pallet of fieldstone left over and I was thinking of building a smaller raised garden right up against the house. Maximum height will be about 8 to 10 inches at its' highest point, about 4 inches at it's lowest. I was wondering if it would be a mistake to build this one without the stone and dust base.

Thanks!

Ken

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Nancy McHugh
16 years ago
Hey Ken. Same state, same question! Mine will be about 15" h x 15' long and will be using stacking stone. Mind if I ask if you recall how deep you dug your trench the first time and how many inches of crushed stone you used. Did you also backfill with stone and if so, how deep and tall?
Thanks and good luck!
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