A garden tht is rd bv ground and ntnd n n area wth hgh d tht hld n th garden l. The gardener wll wlk n between the bd nd the l wll remain undisturbed within the bd. Your rd beds can be n dth that u h nd n b ud t grw whtvr u h t lnt. Because th l is ntnd n n area you r able t mnd t nd keep th soil n tmum condition to grw n.
Raised bd gardens have many benefits u may wnt t ndr buldng a rd bd grdn this n. Hr are some reasons u mght opt for a raised grdn ntd f trdtnl grdn:
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Raised bd r garden lt above grund level and can b md either by mundng soil nt a bd x t eight nh hgh without side urt r by bung r buldng a frame ut of wd, lt lnk or thr materials. These beds r tll mll nugh that th grdnr n walk around utd the bed and tnd t ll th lnt wthut tng nt th grdn bd. An dl z fr a raised bd 3 t 4 ft wd with th lngth t suit the vlbl. It is mt ftn rectangular in shape nd generally 8 t 12 ft lng. Th bd m b much as a foot deep, dndng on th type of lnt being grwn.
BUILDING A RAISED BED GARDEN
Th bed frm can be simple 2 x 4s n t f th grund, or even t rtnng wll blk. The z u t u. A bd tht' t lt 6 inches hgh rvd of and gives roots lnt f rm t grw. Th instructions drb buldng a 4-ft by 6-foot b 10-1/2-inch bed wth 2 x 4 untreated lumber. Untrtd lumber n't rt-rtnt, but t' a gd tn fr dbl.
Lumber
U cedar "2 x" brd fr the sides. Th r mmnl 2 x 6, but u can use 2 x 4 r 2 x 8 brd f th is what u hv vlbl. (2 boards bught t a lumber rd are tull 1.5 thick..) For th corner t, use 4 x 4, ut t 10 longer than th desired hght of th bd. If ur bed gng t be lngr than 8, u'll nd xtr t t put n md-n t rvnt bwng nd t provide a place t ur the cross-supports.