There are a number of different ways to make a new raised bed vegetable garden. Some work better on a larger scale, some depend on having soil present already, and some use more recycled materials.
Assuming you’ve already found a location with the needed sun and water access, the first question is, what’s already there?
In many [...]
How you prepare an existing bed for spring planting depends on what state it’s in. Lots of weeds? Compacted? Mulched last fall? Let’s go over the possibilities, but first – if your beds have irrigation fittings of any kind you may need to move them out of the way so they don’t get damaged by [...]
Home vegetable growing has been rather out of fashion for the last few decades. Landscaping, lawns, and flowers have been “in”: edible landscapes too, to some extent, with food plants incorporated into a decorative landscape.
But not full on, growing food in order to eat. Some people have continued to do it, of course, but to [...]
