How To Grow A Raised Bed Vegetable Garden
I like to plant garlic in one of my raised beds in the fall but keep in mind you won t be able to plant in that garlic space until about july.
How to grow a raised bed vegetable garden. Fill your beds with a mix of 50 to 60 good quality topsoil and 40 to 50 well aged compost. Deeper taller beds mean less stooping over for you too regardless of size fill raised garden beds with miracle gro raised bed soil which will provide just the right environment for strong plant roots. The extra height of these raised vegetable gardens brings visual drama to your plantings especially if most of what you grow is relatively short. You can also prevent tunneling pests from decimating your plants.
Remove any rocks or debris. Plants can be healthier and more productive in a raised bed because you can control the quality of the soil and water drainage. First you have to pull all the grass and weeds from your site. Okay let s get to the layout.
Tv presenter and gardening expert katie rushworth shows you how to plant a raised bed vegetable garden. How to plant a raised bed garden fill the bed with good quality potting soil or compost and rake the surface smooth and level. You can buy a kit at most. With a raised bed you start fresh with the ideal soil blend even if the soil on your site is poor.
Before each new growing season test your soil for ph and nutrient content. Or you can dig the site with a shovel and then clean the soil from all the weeds. Plants in raised beds may be spaced a little closer together because fertilizer and manure can be concentrated in the small gardening area. Raised beds should be a minimum of 8 to 12 inches deep to give roots plenty of room to spread and grow.
Adding acidifier lowers soil ph for blue hydrangeas azaleas and other acid loving plants. There are eight rows in this raised bed. Using a simple wooden frame filled with compost kat. When making a raised bed instead of going in ground you can place it where the sun or shade is the best for the plants you want to cultivate.
Include trellises obelisks or tuteurs in your raised bed vegetable garden plans. A 4 8 raised bed vegetable garden layout of my grocery list faves.