We don't have raised garden beds in our yard, and as a result, our dog digs our garden up. Vegetable garden, flower garden, she's no discriminator of garden beds. Now that garden planting time has arrived, I'm plotting a yard of raised garden beds to thwart her dog garden digging habits. Using the garden to coach my dog isn't my only incentive 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 offer a weed and grass barrier. I don't have curbing around my garden, so the grass has a tendency to grow into the garden beds and struggle with my plant seeds. And naturally weeding a garden is an incessant battle, so if building some raised cedar beds now will save me pulling weeds in the hot Aug sun, I'm content 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.
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I'm imagining a summer full of straightforward (well, comparatively straightforward) gardening once those raised garden beds are in place, and a fabulous weed-free plant crop. Not to mention a short break from re-filling holes of every size and re-planting the tomato garden after the dog has pulled them out. I am banking on the raised garden beds being a digging stumbling block - if not, I'll need to build a dog run, also , which is again extra effort. Still, it seems one or two building projects early this spring will save me gardening woes over a long period.
The Garden vs. The Dog: How Raised Beds Can Be useful.
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 offer a weed and grass barrier. I don't have curbing around my garden, so the grass has a tendency to grow into the garden beds and struggle with my plant seeds. And naturally weeding a garden is an incessant battle, so if building some raised cedar beds now will save me pulling weeds in the hot Aug sun, I'm content 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.
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I'm imagining a summer full of straightforward (well, comparatively straightforward) gardening once those raised garden beds are in place, and a fabulous weed-free plant crop. Not to mention a short break from re-filling holes of every size and re-planting the tomato garden after the dog has pulled them out. I am banking on the raised garden beds being a digging stumbling block - if not, I'll need to build a dog run, also , which is again extra effort. Still, it seems one or two building projects early this spring will save me gardening woes over a long period.
The Garden vs. The Dog: How Raised Beds Can Be useful.
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