The weather is finally warming up enough for green thumbs to start getting serious about their garden plans. The grocery ...

C onvenient, plant-friendly, and more accessible too, raised garden beds are a worthwhile investment for home gardeners. Put ...

Also, if you use cinder blocks, which often contain fly ash contaminated with heavy metals, or old, upcycled concrete blocks, it's suggested to avoid planting edibles in the raised beds.

For this reason, we never recommend that gardeners utilize scavenged or repurposed lumber for raised-bed construction. Likewise, used railroad ties should never be used to construct garden beds for ...