There are many advantages to growing in raised beds and we really should consider them for any garden. Whether you are beginning a new garden or wish to improve an established garden, raised beds will make your garden more productive, more convenient, and are less work in the long run (no tilling, ever!). Raised beds do very well in the hilly, rocky, weedy, cool, wet, northern New England conditions. Raised Beds. While building raised beds will require some extra…
Sunny, warmer days make the garden real in May. While there are many garden plants that can be seeded outdoors now, don’t be tempted to start working your soil if it is still wet. If you insist on tilling your garden it is very important to wait until the soil has drained and dried enough to be crumbly, not gooey or sticky. I do not till my garden soil at all because tilling is very damaging to soil & unnecessary. …
On this 50th edition of Vermont Home Gardener I would like to announce No Mow May and promote raised bed gardening. There are so many advantages to growing in raised beds that we really should consider them for any garden. Whether you are beginning a new garden or wish to improve an established garden, raised beds will make your garden more productive, more convenient, and are less work in the long run (no tilling, ever!). Raised beds do very well…
There are so many advantages to growing in raised beds we really should consider them for any garden. Whether you are beginning a new garden or wish to improve an established garden, raised beds will make your garden more productive, more convenient, and are less work in the long run (no tilling, ever!). Furthermore, raised beds do very well in the hilly, rocky, weedy, cool, wet, northern New England conditions. Let’s look at the specific benefits and explore a couple…
Sunny, warmer days in Zones 4 & 5 make the garden real in early May. While there are several plants that can be seeded outdoors now, don’t be tempted to start working your soil if it is still wet. If you still insist on tilling your garden (I do not) it is very important to wait until the soil has drained and dried enough to be crumbly, not gooey or sticky. If you have raised beds (see previous article) you…
There are so many advantages to raised beds we really should consider them for any garden. Whether you are beginning a new garden or wish to improve an established garden, raised beds will make your garden more productive, more convenient, and raised beds do very well in the hilly, rocky, weedy, cool, northern New England environment. Let’s look at the benefits and explore a couple ways to build raised beds. While building raised beds will require some extra effort in…