The key to great soil in your raised garden beds is achieving the right mix of materials. Doing so ensures proper growing ...
If you love edible gardening, you know you can't choose just any dirt to raise your crops. Learn what to avoid to make your ...
Becoming a home gardener with raised beds is like being the chef of your own backyard buffet, and using the right soil (and the right amount of soil) is just as important as buying the right groceries ...
Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit ...
woman's gloved hand holding garden trowel of soil over a raised bed - Corinna Kern/Getty Images Raised bed gardening aims to solve many of the challenges gardeners face when starting out, giving you ...
It's done a great job all summer, and is now spent. Give it some love so it's ready again in spring. It’s the end of the season, and we’re all starting to tuck in our garden beds for winter. The soil ...
If you’ve ever stuck your hand into a raised garden bed on a crisp spring morning, you know the secret: it’s toasty in there!
What are the advantages of raised beds? Better Drainage: A raised bed permits plant roots to develop in soil held above water-logged, potentially contaminated, or compacted sites. You can easily ...
Today's homeowners have smaller yards and less space for vegetable gardening. Many have opted to use raised beds as a way to maximize space and minimize garden maintenance. "Square-foot" gardening is ...
Just in the past couple of days, I’ve had three different people on three separate occasions tell me they are building or are planning to build raised beds to garden in this year. None of the three ...
Raised bed gardening is a great way to maximize space in the home landscape. By raising and containing gardens, gardeners can minimize weeds, extend the growing season, and decrease the work ...