| There are many advantages to raised bed gardening. | | | | having to walk in between plants and harm their |
| Their versatility, ease of use and customized nature | | | | growth in the process. The drainage of the bed is |
| are a few of the main benefits, but two of the | | | | greatly improved over a traditional garden where you |
| coolest features of a raised bed garden often go | | | | are more at mercy of the makeup of the soil. Many |
| overlooked. | | | | gardeners find that raising a bed just a few inches will |
| Advantage #1 - Ease of Maintenance | | | | dramatically improve the drainage of the plot. |
| With a raised bed the ease of maintenance cannot | | | | Advantage #2 - Space Efficiency |
| be overlooked, it is much easier than a traditional | | | | Since raised beds are designed so you do not have |
| garden. Why you ask? Good question. With this | | | | to actually enter the growing space to perform |
| method of gardening you can quickly and easily | | | | routine maintenance and watering you have more |
| weeds and pests, and many critters that are the | | | | growing space. This means that in the same amount |
| bane of a traditional gardens existence will be unable | | | | of space for a traditional garden you will get a yield |
| enter the raised bed due to its location off the | | | | larger due to more growing area. |
| ground. | | | | As you can see there are many advantages to this |
| You will also find that watering and drainage are also | | | | type of gardening, and really these are just a few of |
| easier than with a traditional garden. You can water | | | | the many. Happy gardening! |
| only where plants are currently growing without | | | | |