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[https://garden.org/ideas/view/Englishgardener/2698/Rustic-Raised-Beds/ by NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION] | [https://garden.org/ideas/view/Englishgardener/2698/Rustic-Raised-Beds/ by NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION] | ||
I created a vegetable plot at the rear of my property in an area that previously had been an alleyway between the two rows of houses. The city sold this off to the residents, who fenced it off and incorporated it into their rear gardens. The ground was just compacted dirt and stone, so the easiest option was to create raised beds and use it as a vegetable plot. That is one benefit of raised beds: the ability to plant in an area of extremely poor soil. Raised beds also provide better drainage and, if you create them in a sensible size, you can reach into the middle of the bed without having to stand on the soil and compress it. | I created a vegetable plot at the rear of my property in an area that previously had been an alleyway between the two rows of houses. The city sold this off to the residents, who fenced it off and incorporated it into their rear gardens. The ground was just compacted dirt and stone, so the easiest option was to create raised beds and use it as a vegetable plot. That is one benefit of raised beds: the ability to plant in an area of extremely poor soil. Raised beds also provide better drainage and, if you create them in a sensible size, you can reach into the middle of the bed without having to stand on the soil and compress it. | ||
=====Reasons for growing in a raised bed===== | |||
[https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/raised-bed-gardens by UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION] | |||
When people think of raised beds, they typically imagine a containerized raised bed with sides made from wood, metal, or other materials, such as bricks, cinder blocks, plastic, or fabric. | |||
