The best fill materials for raised garden beds are the ones that can decompose on their own, like twigs, leaves, straw, and more. Starting your raised bed with a layer of cardboard or newspaper can ...

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

A quality raised garden bed will improve your soil’s drainage while also protecting your plants from pests (think rabbits and possibly slugs). Right now is a great time to get one—Walmart just came ...

Extended Growing Season: The soil warms up faster in the spring, allowing you to plan and grow earlier in the season. Quick and easy covers can be used with a raised bed to begin early or extend the ...

Raised beds drain faster than in-ground beds, so they need more frequent watering—especially in sweltering or windy weather. Check soil moisture daily during peak season with a simple finger poke.

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Joe's guide to constructing a raised bed using a railway sleeper wall. Railway sleepers - Joe used cleanly cut sleepers with a Length of 2.4m (8ft 2.5in ...

One metal option I have found to be very durable and simple to use for raised beds is a galvanized-steel livestock water tank. We have been using these tanks for raised beds on the OSU campus farm ...

There are many different raised-bed kits you can buy which use different types of metals. Beds made of metal will be very durable and will require little maintenance. Some gardeners seek out metal for ...

Before you build a raised garden bed, consider the "root room" the plants need and how high you want to raise it so that working in it is easy for you. To determine the correct depth, consider the ...

An easy, inexpensive DIY project for a weekend afternoon, preserved wood raised beds are customizable, will last decades and won't harm your plants. ...plants grown in garden boxes made with ...