Raised Gardening Latest Posts
How To Start Composting For Beginners
What’s the secret to a healthy, fruitful garden? Nutrient-rich soil. What’s the simplest way to get nutrient-rich soil naturally and without spending a fortune? Compost. In this guide, we’ll share how to start composting for beginners, what not to compost and common...
How to Build a DIY Raised Garden Bed
To DIY or not to DIY – that is the question that many new gardeners ask when planning their raised bed garden. Should you build your own beds, or buy one you can just put together? The truth is that both options are really simple. It’s all a matter of personal...
How To Level A Raised Garden Bed for Better Drainage
Raised bed gardening takes a lot of work to get set up, and you need to do everything right from the start. Improper drainage is one of the things that can happen if your bed isn’t properly leveled from the start. You can add perlite to your bed, soil amendments, and...
How Much Perlite To Add to Raised Beds AND Fixing Your Drainage
Your raised garden bed soil isn’t “natural.” Instead, you’ve added your own potting mix, raised bed soil, compost and more into your bed. However, one issue that you may run into is drainage. Perlite can help you improve your bed’s drainage by adding this little...
9 Soil Amendments to Improve Drainage in Your Raised Beds
One of the biggest benefits of raised garden beds is that you’re in control of the soil. With a traditional in-ground garden, you can amend the soil over time, but for the most part, you have to work with the soil you have. But even with a raised bed, it’s beneficial...
The Best Raised Garden Bed Ideas
Do you want to build a raised garden but don’t know where to start? I’ve been there. And even after I built my little garden, there are still some things that I wish I had done differently. To save you from having any regrets, we’re going to share some of the best...
Building Hugelkultur Raised Beds for Maximum Growth
When you’re staring at an empty raised bed, you’ll quickly come to the realization that you have a large area to fill. It’s amazing how much soil you need to fill a raised bed. You can obviously go to the local garden center, purchase soil and begin filling your bed....
How to Fill a Raised Garden Bed for Cheap
You’ve built your raised garden, and you’re excited to start planting. There’s just one little problem - you have to fill your beds. Depending on the size and depth of your beds, you’re probably going to need more soil than you imagined. A 6’ x 4’ x 24” raised bed...
How To Mix Soil For Raised Bed Gardening
There are so many benefits of raised bed gardening. But one of the trickiest parts of getting started is figuring out how to mix your soil. What kind of soil do you need? Will you need amendments? How do you mix it all together? Don’t worry - mixing soil isn’t...
What is Raised Bed Gardening?
Raised bed gardening is a term that is gaining popularity with homeowners who don’t want to or can’t dig into their soil. I’m a prime example of someone who didn’t know what this term was until I purchased my home. But as you’ll find out shortly, raised bed gardening...