My Raised Bed Gardens
The forsythia’s and the pear trees are in bloom here in the
Piedmont of North Carolina. We had a
beautiful weekend in the 60 and 70 degree range and spent a lot of time working
in the yard. The flower beds are
getting cleaned up and compost is being added.
We will add some dark mulch in a few weeks. It’s time to start planning for the backyard
raised gardens.
We have three raised gardens beds that are approximately 5 X
12 and have been very successful with them over the past few years. One is dedicated to a raised vegetable
garden, another raised garden is dedicated to herbs, and the third is dedicated to blueberries. Some of the advantages that I have found with
raised bed gardening include:
- Plants can be placed closer together, because there is no
need to allow room to step between.
- There is higher production in a smaller area.
- Less water, compost and fertilizer are needed in a targeted controlled
area.
- Raised beds tend to drain well.
We have found that gardens for all seasons are more
achievable using raised beds. Farmer’s Almanac has great raised garden bed
ideas at http://www.almanac.com/content/garden-raised-beds-and-small-plots.
