Raised-bed gardening has become a popular practice. Smaller lots and families have led to the downsizing of planting areas and the amount of produce needed. Raised-bed gardening is fun and ...

A raised bed garden takes the mystery and surprise element out, and allows you to start with great soil. Starting a vegetable ...

Raised bed vegetable gardening is a popular way to grow vegetables in a compact space. With raised beds, you can control the soil quality, improve drainage, and easily manage pests and diseases.

Now that you've learned how to build a raised garden bed, build a cover for it to protect those precious plants from the elements. By Fiona Gilsenan Published: Jun 07, 2013 1:03 PM EDT.

Weeds steal water, light, and nutrients from a vegetable garden. Learn the best ways to keep weeds out of your vegetable ...

A raised bed garden sits on top of your existing soil. It consists of a frame, usually wood, filled with rich soil. A 4-foot by 4-foot raised bed is a good size for a small but bountiful garden.

If you’re starting a new vegetable garden this year (or discouraged with an existing one), here’s a raised-bed rundown. Many raised-bed advocates say there's no need to dig up existing soil in ...

Raised garden bed layers less than 8 inches ... For a vegetable garden to succeed, your raised bed should have at least 8 inches of soil depth, which ... Compost, Fertilizers, and Cover Crops.

With cover crops, a vegetable garden doesn’t have to end with the first hard frost — no greenhouse required. Devin Barto plants cover crops on five acres at Fifth Month Farm in Mount Joy.

Raised-bed gardening is a popular technique for growing plants in Missouri. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees and shrubs may be grown in raised beds, which can be attractive as well as useful.

Incorporating vegetable crops into shrub beds or herbaceous perennial beds will add visual interest to the landscape and can be an effective crop-rotation strategy. Garden: What to know about soil pH ...

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