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At the beginning of the growing season, you should rejuvenate the soil in your raised beds. Doing so will make your next harvest more bountiful and your plants healthier. Each year, plants take nutrients out of the raised bed soil. After a long growing season, the soil lacks nutrients, negatively impacting your new plants. It…
Knowing what kind of soil to use for raised garden beds can be tough. There are many pre-made options, and they all claim to be the best. However, many pre-made choices are filled with harmful chemicals and won’t provide enough nutrition for your plants. That’s why I recommend using this easy-to-make DIY soil that’s perfect…
Cover crops prevent erosion and nourish the soil for the upcoming season. Cover crops are even great in raised beds. Seriously! No matter what size raised beds you have, you should still plant a cover crop in the winter. Without cover crops or some other sort of mulch, the topsoil will progressively erode and lose…
A lot of people ask me how to fill a raised bed cheaply. Since the bed is where your plants thrive, you need to be careful about the type of compost, mulch, or soil you use. In short, the best budget-friendly option is to use compost or mulch. I recommend using locally produced and easily…
A raised garden bed’s bottom serves as the bed’s foundation; if the bottom is constructed improperly, the plants growing there will undoubtedly struggle. A raised garden bed should ideally contain much organic matter that decomposes gradually, but it is also critical to contain at least some brown composting materials that decompose slowly and are nutrient-rich….