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Q&A: Raised Garden Basics
Answer: Raised beds are simply garden beds where the soil surface is built up so that it sits higher than the surrounding area. You can make a raised be by raking garden soil into broad, flat-topped areas. Or, you can create a low box from materials such as brick, fieldstone, or wood -- or specially made raised beds -- and fill the box with topsoil. Raised beds help soil drain -- and warm up -- in the spring. They permanently define a garden area so that you can focus your soil amendments, such as compost, on that area, and also refrain from walking on it and compacting the soil. They aren't appropriate for every garden situation, though. For example, in hot, dry cliimates a raised bed may dry out too quickly, especially if the soil is sandy.
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11-07-2009 10:31
Chris wrote:
Raised Garden Basics
I would add that in locations having poor soil quality (clay,sand,rocky)you have the option of creating your own soil type by filling with a mixture of quality top soil, compost, peat moss and not depend on your original soil for a source material.
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