Creating a food-producing vegetable garden can be, with a little planning, not only enjoyable but very rewarding.
Here are 7 advantages to creating raised beds for food production in your own backyard:
- They look better because the area is more orderly and defined
- Soil conditions and can be better controlled
- Water, fertilizer and compost can be more accurately applied
- They drain more efficiently
- You do not have to step in the garden thereby reducing soil compaction providing for healthier plants as their roots need loose soil and air to flourish
- Plants can be spaced a little closer together increasing productivity per square foot of garden area (some claim it doubles productivity)
- Raised beds are easier to weed and maintain – saving your back and your knees
Next I’ll share the considerations and reasons around the planning of our own garden.
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