Raised Beds – Where to Position

Raised Beds - Where to Position
Vegetable growing is very easy when you use raised beds because you can tailor your site & growing conditions to suit your choice of vegetables & your eating habits. Raised Beds – Where to Position But before you choose the best site for your raised beds, there are a few things that you should consider. ...

Raised Bed Preparation & Reduced Cultivation

Raised Bed Preparation & Reduced Cultivation
Preparing your vegetable beds for spring sowing can start as early as the previous autumn. The sooner you prepare the soil of your raised beds the better chance your soil will have to settle down and for life to return to it after the turmoil of the digging & weeding   These days reduced cultivation ...

Building a Raised Bed

Building a Raised Bed
Weekend project 101- Building your own raised bed is a natural progression of every avid gardener and something that we must all do at some point in our many years of gardening. The benefits of a raised bed are extensive and certainly outweigh the few negatives Now that I have mentioned the negatives of raised ...

Raised Beds & Gardens

Raised Beds & Gardens
The key to good garden design is to find a balance between the horizontal elements and the vertical elements. Gardens can be faced with a dilemma when the vertical elements are too imposing, this can be the case in narrow gardens where the surrounding fencing panels make the space look awkward and uncomfortable. The opposite ...

Growing Acidic Plants in Raised Beds

Growing Acidic Plants in Raised Beds
There are endless reasons why raised beds are suitable for vegetable growing and garden plants in general. Not only do raised beds make general plant maintenance such as weeding, pruning and planting easier they also allow for better growing conditions for plants and vegetables. There are a range of plants, fruits and vegetables that prefer ...

What is the Right Raised Bed for You?

What is the Right Raised Bed for You?
The benefits of growing in raised beds includes ease of soil preparation, ease of crop maintenance, ability of modify your soil, added pest control possibilities and a neat and organised way to grow your own. If you are considering using raised beds then there are a number of factors to consider. Height of your raised ...