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RAISED BED
GARDENING
E-BOOK 101
Recent events have seen a surge in the popularity of
raised beds as a method of gardening. To be success-
ful, you want to follow some basic guidelines:
THE SHAPE OF
RAISED BEDS
Rectangular beds of
8’ by 4’are popular;
8’ by 2’ is a useful size
too.
Square raised beds are
generally 4’ square.
wendysgardenstore.com
offers a wide selection
THE SIZE OF RAISED BEDS of raised bed kits in
these sizes.
You must be able to access the bed without climbing RAISED BEDS
into it; the last thing you want to do is to compact COME IN
the soil mix. DIFFERENT
If a raised bed is against an obstacle such as a fence, MATERIALS:
it should not be wider than 2 feet.
If the bed is situated in the open, then don’t go
Seasoned wood is ex-
wider than 4ft.
tremely popular, but
You want to be able to reach the center easily – recycled plastic, galva-
this is key to raised bed gardening. nized steel, cinder
blocks and brick work
2 well.
