Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening: Gardening Bible

Raised beds are great if you are growing in an area with poor or contaminated soil because it allows us to grow many types of vegetables, except for root vegetables. Amending the soil for the whole plot can be very time consuming and quite expensive; however, with a raised bed, you can just amend a small area at a time, making it more manageable. If you have good soil under your raised bed, you can easily plant crops that need deeper roots, e.g. potatoes.

If you have space and, more importantly, the time and energy you need to grow a large garden well, go for it. However, vegetable gardens that allow the proper use of growing space are much easier to look after. Raising beds are the right choice for beginners, as they make the garden more manageable.

The bottoms of raised garden beds are actually open-which means that the roots could easily absorb water. In this way, the plants would get the nutrients that they need.

Remember, if you own a dog, it can be a factor for plant destruction. In this case, build raised beds high enough so the dog can't get into them.

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