Simply your Guide - Raised Bed Gardening

GUIDE TO RAISED BED GARDENING The Complete Guide to Start your Thriving Organic Garden from Scratch

INTRODUCTION

R id bed grdning rfr t grdn wh urf are higher thn the surrounding grund, whthr th'r in th yard r n a patio r deck.

Thi t f grdning tm lv rblm lik r il nditin, bad dring, nd a ht f thr iu tht n mk lnting difficult. Bu muh f th wrld i nt bld with perfect, frtil soil, lvtd grdn r ntrutd ut f nit.

Thi ulr gardening mthd makes it possible t grw frh vgtbl nd fruit in mll r jut a fw square ft. A th awareness t t lll grw, lvr r rding the wrd; grwing n a small l in a mll lt puts dliiu, frh fd n the tbl.

Thi kind f grdning can b used t dvl mlx grwing tm, bd on vrl rinil f rmultur. Sil rin i ntrlld hr t a lrg extent nd water nd il nutrint n b fftivl rld and nrvd b building these bd n l.

Grdning gnrll i a fun xri, nd nt t mntin a rdutiv one. Grwing ur own fd n ild bnfit f it wn, nd k u frm bing brd.

CHAPTER ONE

WHAT IS RAISED BED GARDENING

A rid bd grdn i a grdn tht i bv grund nd contained in n r with high id. It invlv creating a bd in th urf f ur grdn, nd hving ur lnt ld in thm. If u r building th bd n ur wn, then it can b as lng nd wid u wuld lik it t b. But tr l hv rd md sizes whih r vilbl fr u t rdr.

Rid garden beds are all th rg t th moment with mnufturr of rrugtd mtl urrund doing a roaring trd. But, d u really nd th to tblih a uful rid edible grdn? Th but f having th garden raised bv th surrounding grund i that it utmtill rt gd dring which i what vgtbl nd to grow well.

The grdnr wlk btwn th beds nd it i a vr rgnizd w t grdn. It n b n dth u choose nd n b ud fr virtually anything u wish t lnt. Hrb grwn in rid bd have an dvntg vr in th grund grwing fr a fw rn. There r ur rid bd, rtngulr rid bd, nd rund rid bd. Yu n mk a rid bd jut but n h you want nd, , ntinr lntr r a frm of rid bd.

Yu dn't hv t hv lnd th iz f Grn Ar t grdn ufull. Yu knw wht I mn, lnd stretching ut fr d. Yu also d nt hv t grw vgtbl in th grund. There's nthing out thr nwhr tht a vggi grdn will only be uful if u hv n r f grund t lnt in.

Advntg f raised bd gardening

Advantage #1 - E f Mintnn

With a raised bd th f mintnn nnt b vrlkd, it i muh ir thn a trditinl garden. Wh u k? Gd utin. With thi mthd f grdning u n uikl and il weeds nd t, nd mn rittr that r th bn f a trditinl grdn existence will b unable ntr th rid bd du t it ltin ff th grund.

Yu will l find tht wtring nd drainage r l ir thn with a trditinl grdn. Yu can wtr nl whr lnt r urrntl grwing withut hving t wlk in btwn lnt nd hrm thir growth in th r. Th drainage of the bd i grtl imrvd vr a trditinl grdn whr u are mr t mr f th mku of th il. Mn grdnr find that riing a bed jut a few inh will drmtill imrv th dring f th lt.

Advntg #2 - S Effiin

Sin rid bd r dignd u d nt hv t tull ntr th grwing to rfrm rutin mintnn nd wtring u hv mr grwing . Thi mn tht in th m munt f fr a traditional grdn u will gt a ild lrgr du t mr grwing r.

Advntg #3 - Aibilit

Rid beds are muh ir t wrk thn jut lin ld flt grund. Thr r m lntr vilbl tht ffr a ldg whr u n knl r it. Thr r even m rid bd tht r hndid ibl. Th are the rft hight fr wrking ur grdn frm a whlhir.

Advntg #4 - Tmrtur

Th tmrtur in a rid bd will be wrmr rlir in th n llwing u t gt a jum trt on thing. Al, if u nd t vr a raised bd n rtin cold night, it i muh ir thn trying t vr n ntir grdn. Yu n jut fhin a h ut f PVC nd ut ur frt rf vring vr it. Or, thr r vn mnufturd vr whih u m urh.

Advntg #5 - Ch An Ltin

Evn if u hv rk r thin il in ur rd, it i firl t ut better ulit il in rid bd flt. N mttr wht t f il li undrnth th bd, u n lw mk it high nugh in rdr t nur tht lnt rt nvr tuh r il.

Advntg #6 - Idl fr Hndid nd Othr

If u nnt bnd r rh r lrg ditn, rid bd grdning i idl. Whil mt raised bed grdn r but tw inh high, u n il rt n tht reach wit hight.

Advntg #7 - Full Cntrl f Sil

Gardens with a wid variety of lnt ftn bm mlitd whn lnt hv diffrnt pH nd nutrint ruirmnt. On the other hnd, whn u mk u f rid bd grdning, u can iml dd a fw intrnl brrir fr h il t.

Advntg #8 - Rdu Sil Imtin Issues - An conventional gardener n tll u tht it i lw a hr t k il l rund lnt rt. Evn if u d nt wlk in certain r f th grdn, simply wtring it will lw ld t m level f imtin. Whn u work with rid bd grdning, you will hv fr fwr rblm. In fact, u n uull u hnd tl t mlih mt tk.

Advntg #9 - Bttr Dring

Because th il that u ut in ur rid bd will b lr nd nt mtd like th nturl soil in ur rd, a rid grdn ffr bttr dring thn mt grdn. Dring is ritill imrtnt fr grwing lnt ufull bu mt lnt cannot grw in tnding wtr.

Advntg #10 - Highr Yield

If u wnt t grw mr lnt in the m , thn building a rid bd garden i a grt w t d tht. Yu n lnt th lnt lr together in a raised grdn bu th beds are dignd uh tht u wn't nd t wlk in btwn th lnt fr mintnn. Grwing th lnt lr tgthr mn mr lnt r ur ft.

Disadvantages of raised beds

1. An tilling will rbbl hv to be done by hand. It' diffiult t u tractors or rtr tillr in lvtd planting areas.

2. The initial u front cost f ntruting rid bd gardens i mr xniv thn iml tilling a trditinl grdn into your il. However, kit n b purchased online that mk th ntrutin r ftr and ir.

3. Th edges r brdr of th lnting r mut b wll reinforced during th initil construction, r they m begin to brk dwn vr tim, rting nd ongoing mintnn issue.

4. If you liv in a vr dr limt, rid bd will dr out faster and ruir mr frequent wtring. On the thr hnd, if you liv in a vr mit limt, ur plants will b less utibl t root rt frm vr wtring.

5. Elvtd lnting areas are nt suitable to vining or rwling lnt such pumpkins, uh, watermelons, r various climbing plants uh morning glr, lmti, or trumt vine.

6. The materials ud for constructing rid bed grdn should b rfull nidrd. Treated lumbr r rilrd ties soaked in rt huld not b used. These hmil will leak out int the il vr tim, ining and killing your lnt.