5 Tips for Your Garden Plan Place your garden bed in a location with at least six to eight hours of full sunlight every day. Plant crops in a way that their light requirements are met. Group crops ...

Extended Growing Season: The soil warms up faster in the spring, allowing you to plan and grow earlier in the season. Quick and easy covers can be used with a raised bed to begin early or extend the ...

Because the cardboard is unlikely to survive for longer than a season or so, decide in advance if you plan to dump out your cardboard raised bed garden altogether when you're done, or keep it ...

If you’ve got space in the backyard, consider starting off with a raised garden bed. These sit atop your backyard dirt or grass and must be filled with soil. This allows you to better control ...