Gardening season is upon us, and the call for soil, seeds, and shovels has sounded. This Spring, plant your garden in an eye-catching feature by adding a raised garden bed. Growing your garden in a raised planting bed allows you to not bend over as much (saving your back!), keeps th...
How to Build a Raised Flower Bed I've recently been working on my garden (again) and thought that a flower bed would be just the perfect addition. There was an amazing spot in my garden but it seem to have clay soil and I didn't really want toamendit. So my other solution, a r...
Of course, a raised bed can be even simpler than that: you could build a raised bed without a frame, mound the soil 6 to 8 inches high, and flatten the top. This requires no additional materials (beyond soil). How to Build A Raised Garden Bed You are simply building a box—like a...
How do you make a mounded garden bed? Bring on the Soil The easiest type of raised bed to make is mounded soil. Startwith a mix of topsoil and compost, and pile it 4 to 6 inches high. (For a taller raised garden, you need a framework.) Be sure to mulch mounded soil beds to sl...
Recently, we completedbuilding a barnon our homestead. I had some scrap wood leftover and decided to use it to make new raised beds. If you’re looking for a raised bed design, this may inspire you. Here’s how we created our scrap wood DIY raised garden beds: ...
We opted for a garden bed placed on the ground. It requires fewer materials and it also allows the plants to reach down into the soil below the bed. Building raised garden beds is a great option if your yard doesn’t have great soil or if you don’t want something permanently dug into...
Peter Krumhardt Once you've built your raised garden bed,fill the frame with topsoil. If you want,amend the soil with lots of organic matter, such as compost or peat moss. Water the raised bed well, and you're ready to plant!
Building raised beds is an excellent DIY project for those wanting to grow their own food. You’ll just need a few tools and some hard workers. See a step-by-step slideshow of one of our columnistscreating a raised bed garden.
Remember, the quality of the soil you put into your raised bed is what will make your gardening successful. Where to get good soil will depend on your location and region. In my area, I love Hawk Valley’s mushroom soil mix. It’s light and fluffy, and so rich in nutrients!
“Greeniology”, by Tanya Ha, and added raised garden beds to make it easier to work on. The soil in Melton is clay based and is very hard when dry. There was very little organic matter in the first 2 cm of topsoil, so I had to improve the soil before I planted and improve ...