Raised Beds are a wonderful way to garden, but there’s more to it than buying some wood to build a box and filling it with soil for your transplants and seeds; before you even begin the process of building a raised bed, here are some important considerations:
- Orienting your raised bed: You will need a location that gets at least 6 to 8 hours of full sun. Placing it under trees guarantees failure since nearly all vegetables require ample sunshine. Additionally, never place your raised bed on the north side of a house or other building. The best location for a raised bed is on the south side of a house with the raised bed oriented east to west on its long axis.
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