I have had large gardens in the past when I lived in the country. I now live in town and thought I would try something that wasn't 1/2 an acre. My first attempt at raised beds. the plants are doing wonderful and I have hardly had a weed to tend to. Sure beats hours bonding with my hoe. In the few days since I have done the photos the plants are now as tall as the fence. Now waiting for all of the yummy foods to arrive.
Quoting ginal966:
They look wonderful! Great job. Did you like your garden this way, would you do it again?
I absolutally love it. It is so easy. Before I spent a lot of time in a loosing battle with weeds, tilling, hoeing and handpicking weeds. Now, I would say less thanan an hour all season. Looking to expand the beds. Thinking of adding a third box to each of the 5 rows and conecting the boxes on one end. Sorta of making them a letter E configeration. Also my sweet corn is not in a raised bed, it is located in a diffrent section of the yard and is not doing as well, so I may try putting that in a raised bed as well. My husband thinks that the soil gets warmer in the raised beds and that helps them, I don't know ...I just wish I had tried this years ago.
You need less space and yield more food in a raised bed than if you plant in the ground in rows. I love this way of gardening as well. For those of us who hate gardening but do it to save money and provide a healthier food source............this type of gardening is great!!!!
Tammy
It looks awesome! I will def. be trying that method when I get a better living arrangement.
Quoting momof4treasures:
Quoting ginal966:
They look wonderful! Great job. Did you like your garden this way, would you do it again?
I absolutally love it. It is so easy. Before I spent a lot of time in a loosing battle with weeds, tilling, hoeing and handpicking weeds. Now, I would say less thanan an hour all season. Looking to expand the beds. Thinking of adding a third box to each of the 5 rows and conecting the boxes on one end. Sorta of making them a letter E configeration. Also my sweet corn is not in a raised bed, it is located in a diffrent section of the yard and is not doing as well, so I may try putting that in a raised bed as well. My husband thinks that the soil gets warmer in the raised beds and that helps them, I don't know ...I just wish I had tried this years ago.
Garden Update :)
- momof4treasures
on Jul. 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM