Our community garden is discussing the pros and cons of raised garden beds. What are some advantages?
– maintain high quality soil for growing plants that need a lot of nutrients (such as food crops) – keep the soil loose with lots of air in it (soil that is walked on gets pressed down and this makes it lose essential air.) – warm up the soil earlier in the growing season – have effective water absorption and drainage – weed garden areas with less bending However, raised garden beds dry out sooner so you must water more often.
