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Creating a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Kim — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:24:28 +0000

The first step in creating a raised bed garden is to decide how large you’d like it to be. It should be no wider than 4 feet, so you can reach comfortably to end to plants from both sides, but it can be as long as you’d like. Most people stick with 4×4 foot plots, and you can do many 4×4 foot plots or one 4×12 or 4×20 or whatever you want! read more...

Why Raised Beds Make Vegetable Gardening Easier

Kim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:25:59 +0000

Vegetable gardening can be a lot easier if you used a raised bed. It will help you solve difficult issues with your soil, it aids in controlling pests, it improves the amount of produce you can harvest in an area, it’s great for reducing weeds, and it can help conserve water. Any plants that love well-drained soil can benefit from being grown in raised beds. You don’t have to raise just vegetables. You can also easily grow herbs, fruits, and flowers in raised beds and make your job easier. read more...

Maintaining a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Kim — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:25:09 +0000

After you’ve built the frames for your raised bed vegetable garden, you need to mix your soil and put it into the frames. If you like, you can use about 25% soil from your own garden as a base. Then you can add in equal parts sand and compost, and be sure to check the pH balance of the soil to be sure it’s within the range needed for your plants. You can elevate your raised bed to provide extra protection against small animals. You can cover bottom with chicken wire to help keep out small animals, and you can cover the tops with bird netting if you have a problem with birds eating your produce. read more...

Choosing Vegetables for a Raised Bed Garden

Kim — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:23:08 +0000

The type of plants you choose for your raised vegetable garden will obviously be based on things such as your zone, the availability of sun in your garden, and your own personal preferences. But we’re going to talk about how to choose vegetables for your raised beds in a general way. read more...

The Advantages to a Raised Vegetable Garden

Kim — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:37:25 +0000

If you’re looking for an effective way to grow juicy vegetables in your own backyard this year, look no further than a raised vegetable garden. While this type of garden can be a bit more work and expense at the beginning, the benefits will far outweigh those costs over the long run. read more...

Advantages of Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening

Kim — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:26:21 +0000

A raised bed is a very popular method for growing vegetables and other produce. There are several distinct advantages to growing in raised beds. They can really make growing vegetables much easier, and you can usually get a much larger harvest for the space. read more...

An Introduction to Raised Bed Gardening

Kim — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:20:01 +0000

You might have heard of raised bed vegetable gardening and wondered what it is exactly. Well, it’s a way of growing plants inside beds that are raised up above the normal level of the soil in the garden. They’re typically housed inside a wooden frame, generally rectangular. The soil may be mixed in with tilled soil underneath, or it can simply be new soil placed on top of untilled ground. read more...

Creating a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Kim — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:01:10 +0000

If your current planting goals involve plants that require good water drainage, I am sure you know how frustrating it is to have a yard that just won’t cooperate. Some plants can handle the excess water that comes about from being in an area that doesn’t drain properly. In fact, it might just cause them to grow more lushly. However, other plants don’t cope as well, and it will cause them to die a gruesome, bloated death. The usual method for improving drainage in your garden is to create a raised bed. This involves creating a border for a small bed, and adding enough soil and compost to it to raise it above the rest of the yard by at least 5 inches. You can build it yourself, and there are also raised garden kits available. You’ll be amazed at how much your water drainage will be improved by this small modification. If you’re planning to build a raised bed, your prospective area is either on grass or on dirt. For each of these situations, you should build it slightly differently. read more...

How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Kim — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:33:58 +0000

There are many advantages to planting your crops in a raised bed vegetable garden, but the idea of building one of these structures can be an intimidating one. Where do you begin? read more...