We do not have raised garden beds in our yard, and as a consequence, our dog digs our garden up. Plant garden, flower garden, she is no discriminator of garden beds. Now that garden planting time has arrived, I am plotting a yard of raised garden beds to frustrate her canine garden digging habits. Utilising the garden to train my dog isn't my only motivation for building some raised garden beds, though.
I am hoping the raised garden beds will not only do the job of teaching the dog which part of the garden isn't open to muddy transforming but also help me to save on mulch and compost in my garden. Prepping my garden beds for planting is not as rewarding as planting each vegetable in neat garden rows, so saving a little time on that piece is handy , too. Not that prepping raised garden beds does not need planning in advance, naturally, I'll have to build the raised beds, to start. But once they are in place in the garden, I might be able to use the raised garden beds for several years.
Not only that, but the raised garden beds also provide a weed and grass barrier. I don't have curtailing around my garden, so the grass has a tendency to grow into the garden beds and compete with my plant seeds. And obviously weeding a garden is a constant battle, so if building some raised cedar beds now will save me pulling weeds in the hot Aug sun, I'm happy to build!
Right now I have lots of space for a garden, but raised garden beds are a terrific way to milk any garden space. Raised beds can be built over existing soil, but they do not need to be. If your sole garden option is a patio or concrete area, you can build raised garden beds over them and have a vegetable garden in the middle of the city. Having a raised bed is also a great way to mark garden beds for planting - it's straightforward, as an example, to remember from one year to the following which plant grew well in which garden area. Raised garden beds can also prevent your plant garden from becoming a mass of unidentifiable vines. A vegetable like zucchini that's susceptible to taking over garden space is simply contained by the wall of a raised garden bed.
Perhaps it's unrealistic thinking, but I am imagining a summer full of easy (well, relatively simple) gardening once those raised garden beds are established, and a glorious weed-free vegetable harvest. Not to mention a break from refilling holes of whatever size and re-planting the tomato garden after the dog has pulled them out. I'm banking on the raised garden beds being a digging dissuasive - if not, I'll have to build a dog run, as well , which is again additional effort. Still, it looks a few building projects early this spring will save me gardening problems over a long time.
The Garden vs. The Dog: How Raised Beds Can Be helpful.
I am hoping the raised garden beds will not only do the job of teaching the dog which part of the garden isn't open to muddy transforming but also help me to save on mulch and compost in my garden. Prepping my garden beds for planting is not as rewarding as planting each vegetable in neat garden rows, so saving a little time on that piece is handy , too. Not that prepping raised garden beds does not need planning in advance, naturally, I'll have to build the raised beds, to start. But once they are in place in the garden, I might be able to use the raised garden beds for several years.
Not only that, but the raised garden beds also provide a weed and grass barrier. I don't have curtailing around my garden, so the grass has a tendency to grow into the garden beds and compete with my plant seeds. And obviously weeding a garden is a constant battle, so if building some raised cedar beds now will save me pulling weeds in the hot Aug sun, I'm happy to build!
Right now I have lots of space for a garden, but raised garden beds are a terrific way to milk any garden space. Raised beds can be built over existing soil, but they do not need to be. If your sole garden option is a patio or concrete area, you can build raised garden beds over them and have a vegetable garden in the middle of the city. Having a raised bed is also a great way to mark garden beds for planting - it's straightforward, as an example, to remember from one year to the following which plant grew well in which garden area. Raised garden beds can also prevent your plant garden from becoming a mass of unidentifiable vines. A vegetable like zucchini that's susceptible to taking over garden space is simply contained by the wall of a raised garden bed.
Perhaps it's unrealistic thinking, but I am imagining a summer full of easy (well, relatively simple) gardening once those raised garden beds are established, and a glorious weed-free vegetable harvest. Not to mention a break from refilling holes of whatever size and re-planting the tomato garden after the dog has pulled them out. I'm banking on the raised garden beds being a digging dissuasive - if not, I'll have to build a dog run, as well , which is again additional effort. Still, it looks a few building projects early this spring will save me gardening problems over a long time.
The Garden vs. The Dog: How Raised Beds Can Be helpful.
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