Growing vegetables, flowers, and herbs in a raised garden bed is a handy solution if you have poor soil or drainage problems, and it allows you to start planting earlier in spring. But how deep should ...
The Victory Garden is back. Even before the current pandemic skyrocketed interest in vegetable gardening, millennials were rediscovering the term “Victory Garden” and its concepts. Victory Gardens ...
A raised container bed delivers all the benefits of traditional gardening without the back pain that can come from squatting or kneeling.(Getty Images / Getty Images/iStockphoto) Growing fresh veggies ...
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Here’s what you need to know to build, plant and care for raised beds so that you can reap all the rewards. For most of us that live in the Northwest, we are faced with either sandy soils or glacial ...
How times, and terms, have changed. Up until a few years ago, the term “raised bed” referred to a garden bed that consisted of rich soil perfect for growing vegetables. Such a bed included plenty of ...
Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...
If you’ve always dreamed of growing blueberries or cucumbers in your backyard or rooftop garden, you haven’t missed your chance for the season. You can still plant an edible garden that will yield a ...
Some of us have been out in the garden for a few weeks now cleaning up and seeding the earliest crops such as peas, lettuce, spinach, and onions, among others. For the passionate vegetable gardener, ...
Ding, ding, ding, ding! And now for the edible gardening match of the day. In this corner — raised beds! In containers or frames, raised beds represent easy gardening. In the other corner — basin ...
Whether they need space to spread out or have deep root systems, these plants are better off directly in the ground. For many home gardeners, raised garden beds are a wonderful solution to their yard ...
Cleaning up your garden before spring is a vital chore. If you have raised beds, there's something you may be forgetting if you want to keep plants healthy.