So I've been trying to do little jobs and often, it's a way I can move forward while keeping everything else running in the background.
One of the jobs I've trying to get done (since this time last year) is the sweet chestnut raised beds. I really hate having this timber stacked up and not being used.
The idea was to have them at the bottom of the veg garden where it lies wet all winter. I'm hoping this will provide a bit of drainage and make this area a bit more manageable.
So far I only have a few fixed in place and I' haven't filled them yet, but already it's given that area of the garden a bit of structure. I can't wait to get them planted up. I'm very tempted to have one or two fo them for strawberries and try to get better at growing that fruit!
Let's hope I can get the rest in before the growing season really kicks off.
Do you like growing in raised beds? Or do the negatives outweigh the positives?
They look good Kev, great use of the timber. Yes, I like raised beds, can't think what the negatives would be really, other than weeds coming through, but a few bits of cardboard box underneath should take care of that. Good luck with the strawberries, I've just repotted mine after a major vine weevil attack, they're recovering quickly though. I've got them in a redundant large indoor guinea-pig cage which is ideal for keeping the blackbirds off them! (the cage is outdoors though!)
ReplyDeleteGreat job. I think raised beds are great for increasing soil depth and drainage. Celery is originally a marsh plant and likes damp areas.
ReplyDeleteWe grow certain things in raised bed. All our kitchen herbs are grown in a raised bed right on our back deck attached to the house. It makes grabbing a handful of fresh herbs incredibly easy while cooking and they don't have large water requirements. Other things that require stooping for long periods, such as strawberries, also make sense in raised beds too.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of simple raised beds built with 2x6's along the edge of the garden planted to strawberries. I've always had better luck growing strawberries in raised beds, and I like the look of a few straight lines in the garden, but besides that I have never really tried to garden in raised beds in the garden.
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