Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (2) Mary Joe Fernandez was born on August 17, 1971 in the Dominican Republic as Maria-Jose Fernandez. She has been married to Tony Godsick since April 8, 2000. They have one child.
Crushed rock or pea gravel work well at the bottom of a raised bed to improve drainage, particularly in beds more than 18 inches tall or where the bed is in an area of the yard with poor drainage. You can buy crushed rock and gravel from home improvement centers or rock yards.
Here in New England, we use (post #205744, reply #3 of 9) Here in New England, we use crushed rock, not gravel with any fines, to bed and cover the drain pipe. We use a continuous roll of plastic pipe that has a silt sock on it. The pipe is perforated with small holes all around. An additional layer of silt fabric is placed over the pipe before the top layer of crushed rock goes down, backfill around the foundation would be gravel, never clay or other impermeable type soils. Inspectors want to see the drain pipe before it is covered.