| Raised bed gardening is a method that has been | | | | to maintain and they produce higher crop yields with |
| around even before colonial times. It has been | | | | less square footage of space. They are a excellent |
| becoming more and more popular among home | | | | choice to build in areas with poor soil conditions such |
| gardeners because they can be built in small uneasy | | | | as poor drainage or rocky areas. |
| to access locations, it is a solution to gardening on | | | | Disease and pest control is a lot less difficult with this |
| land that is untillable and can be built almost anywhere | | | | method of gardening. Mulching and companion planting |
| in a limited amount of time. They are also a great | | | | will greatly benefit the soil structure and make for a |
| way to add attractive dimension to your yard and | | | | healthier plant that can defend itself from these |
| can offer many benefits along with being are work | | | | problems. The adding of organic mulch will also |
| than a dug garden. | | | | improve the soil structure and feed the |
| Raised beds are garden beds that are built up higher | | | | microorganisms that live in the soil.These |
| than the surrounding ground around them. They are | | | | microorganisms are what is needed to work the soil |
| built no wider than four feet so that there is easy | | | | and add the nutrients needed for plants to thrive. |
| access to working in them. The length can be any | | | | Raised garden beds are a great do-it-yourself project. |
| length that you want them to be. The width is keep | | | | Depending on the size most gardens can be |
| narrow so there is no need to walk on the soil which | | | | completed in one weekend, built and planted You can |
| prevents the soil from getting compacted. | | | | also build a raised bed garden to fit your yards |
| The benefits of a raised bed garden are that they | | | | natural setting and to attract wildlife like birds and |
| have easier access to work, soil conditions are easier | | | | butterflies into your yard. |