Second year raised veggie beds
This will be my second season using raised beds. Last year, I made the mistake of stepping in them( which I hear is a no no. How do I prep beds for this season?
- ElizabethB
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Arriga - what are the dimensions of your raised beds? I like SFG because the 4' x 4' boxes can easily be reached into without ever having to walk in the beds.
I am installing some new boxes. My old box/bed was 4 4' x 4' boxes adjacent to each other and against the chain link fence. Not the best lay out.
This year I will have 2 4' x 4' boxes with a 3' to 4' space between the boxes. G can mow between the boxes and I have plenty of room to work from all sides. I do incorporate vertical gardening for indeterminate tomatoes and cucumbers. A rebar frame on 2 edges of each box. Twine for the tomatoes to be trained up on and chicken wire tied between the uprights for cucumbers.
I lost my herb bed when we had to have the tree removed so they will be in pots this year.
If your bed is long/wide consider setting boards or strips of plywood to provide a walk/work path in the garden.
I am installing some new boxes. My old box/bed was 4 4' x 4' boxes adjacent to each other and against the chain link fence. Not the best lay out.
This year I will have 2 4' x 4' boxes with a 3' to 4' space between the boxes. G can mow between the boxes and I have plenty of room to work from all sides. I do incorporate vertical gardening for indeterminate tomatoes and cucumbers. A rebar frame on 2 edges of each box. Twine for the tomatoes to be trained up on and chicken wire tied between the uprights for cucumbers.
I lost my herb bed when we had to have the tree removed so they will be in pots this year.
If your bed is long/wide consider setting boards or strips of plywood to provide a walk/work path in the garden.