[Homestead] Raised Beds

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Sat May 2 13:42:44 EDT 2009


On May 2, 2009, at 9:06 AM, Robert Walton wrote:

> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:48 PM,  <Clansgian at wmconnect.com> wrote:
>> Well developed organic soil does not compress, flatten, erode or  
>> otherwise
>> move even in very hard wind and rain.  My entire Center of the  
>> Universe
>> garden is in what you'd technically call "raised beds" but there  
>> have never been
>> any sides on them.  Depending on their age, composition, purpose,  
>> etc. they
>> are anywhere from 6" tall to 30" tall.
>>
>>
> I know we've discussed before, but your beds are just strategically
> place piles of well developed organic soil, then?
>
> Takes care of the sides issue.

Shaped sides require maintenance--deweeding, reshaping--and make the  
plants a further reach from your feet. Their advantages include labor- 
only costs and increased root space per bed top area.

Solid bed sides allow any height, to accomodate joint comfort.




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