Where to put your raised garden bed<\/h2>\n

Find a flat spot in your garden where the walls are level. If there is none, you can dig and make the land even. Take advantage of natural light and orient your garden bed north to south so that your plants can receive sunlight for at least six hours a day. Make sure not to put your garden bed in a shaded location.<\/p>\n

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Building time!<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re planning to put the raised bed on top of your land, first remove any debris or weeds in the location. Line your planting bed frame with hardware cloth, landscape fabric or chicken wire. This lets the earthworms in but keeps out weeds and burrowing animals like moles which damage plants.<\/p>\n

Outline the bed frame on the ground using a chalk or string, digging vertically along the outline deep enough to place half of the lumber or frame material. If your chosen wood isn\u2019t treated, staple the inside of the walls with heavy-duty plastic before you add the soil.<\/p>\n

Place the frame walls one after the other and assemble them together when all parts are dug into the ground. Raised beds sometimes need additional stability, so it might be a good idea to sink a post for each corner. These hold the bed in place and reduce the pressure a filled bed exerts on the walls.<\/p>\n

For urban locations where the bed will sit on concrete, you can add a layer of gravel to your soil to improve drainage.<\/p>\n

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Adding soil and plants<\/h2>\n

Fill the bed with your enriched soil. Dig small holes and set the plants inside them, keeping the soil loose to allow air and moisture to reach the roots. If you are using container plants, break up the root ball before planting them in the bed.<\/p>\n

The plants can be spaced closer together and just a few inches\u2019 gap between them is enough to encourage growth.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using seeds, sprinkle them over the surface of the bed. Lettuce seeds, for example, can be put into the soil at 6-inch intervals. Once the seeds germinate, thin them out, leaving only one seedling per hole.<\/p>\n

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Watering<\/h2>\n

Water the raised bed immediately after planting. The best time to water your raised garden bed is in the morning when the sun is not too hot. This means less water will evaporate.<\/p>\n

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Protecting the plants<\/h2>\n

You can add a cover to your raised garden bed to keep birds and insects away. The cover can be made from mesh, bird netting or any gauzelike material that will still let in both sunlight and air inside.<\/p>\n

A raised garden bed is one of the best things to add to your outdoor space. It\u2019s great even for small spaces and it keeps your plants growing strong and healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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