#raisedbedgarden

[bugbite7]

In raised-bed gardening vegetables are grown close together. Raised beds are not hard to build and allow more food to grow in intensively planted areas as well as succession planting. Succession planting means using the same area to grow successive crops. For example, spinach is planted in early spring. When the weather and soil are warm enough for beans, squash or peppers, the spinach will be about to seed, so the warm crop can take over the plot. There are many advantages to raised beds. Raised beds warm up earlier in the spring and dry out quicker. This allows the soil to be worked and planted earlier, extending the season a week or more.

[vegru-raisedbed]

Welcome to the jungle in Garden City #gardening #usa🇺🇸 #gardens #raisedbedgarden #raisedgardenbeds #landscape (at Jewel Changi Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfA1GTiJEM6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kness]

I love animals but I also love plants ! So I made a few garden buddies like this pink radish 🌾 it'll remind you that spring will come back (and hopefully it will be easier). 🍃🌱🌸 #garden #spring #pendant #radish #radishes #ceramicsart #gardenideas #pendantnecklace #gardenlover #radishsprouts #radishspirit #ceramicsdaily #radishlove #handmadependant #gardenerslife #gardeningtime #magicgarden #raisedbedgarden #momsgarden #gardengram #independantwoman #nature #radis #pinkradish (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmHFLxD58L/?igshid=165f0ernl5ono

[adhd-hippie]

Veggies are stupidly laid out an are running into each other and I couldn’t care less! My babies are happy! Look at them makin food! Oh and I had to put up deer netting cause a sneaky Bambi was wandering a bit close the other day. #gardener #veggiegarden #veggiegardening #vegan #vegangarden #raisedgardenbeds #raisedbeds #raisedbedgarden (at Battle Ground, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzASXf-p5fS/?igshid=uz50i3yjqqsq

[onegirltrucking]

Diggin' garlic this evening. So far a very nice crop. 1 bed down, 1 to go. . . . #organicgardening #raisedbedgarden #heirloom #garlic #seedsavers #organic #nongmo #growyourownfood #minnesotagarden #minnesotagrown

[bugbite7]

Anyone who has tried raised beds discovers that the soil is loose, allowing air, moisture, warmth, nutrients and roots to penetrate more easily, and that this method of gardening helps correct the problems of poor, rocky or compacted soil and extends the shorter growing seasons. Since the beds are never walked on, the soil doesn't compact and this eliminates the need to rototill. If you don't rototill, you aren't constantly bringing new weed seeds to the surface so the time spent weeding is cut by 80%. Soil compaction can reduce crop yields up to 50 percent. Water, air and roots all have difficulty moving through soil compressed by tractors, tillers or human feet. Pest control becomes easier in raised beds, too.

[bugbite7]

Soil preparation is the key to successful intensive gardening, deep, fertile soil high in organic matter provides an ideal plant environment. Soil should be deep and well-drained to allow roots to extend vertically rather than compete with others at a shallow level. The goal of intensive planting is to use space more efficiently. Space plants by thinning or transplanting so they are evenly spaced in the beds.

[bugbite7]

Anyone who has tried raised beds discovers that the soil is loose allowing air, moisture, warmth, nutrients and roots to penetrate more easily, and that this method of gardening helps correct the problems of poor, rocky or compacted soil and extends the shorter growing seasons. Since the beds are never walked on, the soil doesn't compact and this eliminates the need to rototill. If you don't rototill, you aren't constantly bringing new weed seeds to the surface so the time spent weeding is cut by 80%. Soil compaction can reduce crop yields up to 50 percent. Water, air and roots all have difficulty moving through soil compressed by tractors, tillers or human feet. Pest control becomes easier in raised beds, too.