Showing posts with label raised bed gardening tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raised bed gardening tips. Show all posts

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Creating a Raised Bed Garden

Our columnist Kevin Lee Jacobs shows us how to build a raised bed garden and explains why it's easy to grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs in these convenient elevated beds. We asked our Facebook fans what they would plant in a raised bed, join the conversation and share your ideas too! Red Bed Gardening If the idea of growing a year's supply of healthy, organic vegetables and herbs appeals to you, but the thought of digging through compacted,...

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Raised Bed Gardening Tips

Raised Bed Gardening For space efficiency and high yields, it’s hard to beat a vegetable garden grown in raised beds. Raised beds can improve production as well as save space, time, and money. They also are the perfect solution for dealing with difficult soils such as heavy clay. In addition, raised beds improve your garden’s appearance and accessibility.Raised gardening beds are higher than ground level, and consist of soil that’s mounded or...