Why Garden In Raised Beds?
You can grow more food in less space using raised beds. Provided you do deep soil preparation, you can plant crops very intensively. If a seed packet says “plant 10 inches apart in the row and 24 inches between rows,” you can put the plants 10 inches apart in every direction in the raised bed. Digging is easier in raised bed gardens, because the soil is not walked on and doesn’t become compacted. Growing seasons are longer using raised beds because they drain better and warm up quicker. Crops will grow better in late fall, early spring and through the winter. How are raised beds raised? When digging a raised bed garden, outline the paths and bed areas with stakes and string. Only the planting areas are worked. Paths are left undug. The difference between the loosened soil in the beds and the compacted foot paths makes the beds “raised”; wood frames are optional. Skim off 2-4 inches of topsoil from your paths and add it to the planting area. The deeper your topsoil is in the beds, the b
