The Top 5 Best Raised Gardening Beds.
Summer is on the way and it’s time for sun, warmth and home grown FRESH food!
There is nothing like the smell of hand picked dill, the mint you’ve added to your tea, the basil you topped your grilled pizza with…incredible!
Container gardening has become the preferred method of backyard gardening in recent years. Several reasons top the list including:
- Control of the dirt – if you want to use organic dirt and know what your food is growing in – this is an excellent way to have that control.
- Keep out the critters: with the right elevation and add-ons a raised garden will help prevent Peter Rabbit and his friends from nibbling off the choice stock you’ve so carefully tended too.
- No more back aches: container gardens help to alleviate tilling up dense soil and stooping low to reach….at the right height raised beds can be easy to reach and even made accessible for those in wheel chairs.
So when considering a raised garden – what’s the best one? Here are my top 5 favorites:
Raised Planter Box with Legs Outdoor Elevated Garden Bed On Wheels for Vegetables Flower Herb Patio Excellent for a patio or deck where you need to be able to move items. Using potting soil to keep the weight down, this will move much like moving a grill – a superb option for tighter spaces.
Yaheetech 3 Tier Raised Garden Bed Wooden Elevated Garden Bed Kit for Vegetables Outdoor Indoor Solid Wood 49 x 49 x 21.9in Perfect for positioning against a wall or back to back this stepped garden allows for plenty of grow room yet is compact enough to keep the rest of your space open. Easy to assemble and designed to last for years.
Best Choice Products Raised Garden Bed 48x24x30in Elevated Wood Planter Box Stand for Backyard, Patio – Natural Keeping with the theme that natural wood is preferred by many, this raises the garden to a true “back saving” height. Allowing for extra pots and storage underneath. Featuring 7.5 feet of planting space and nice depth to facilitate root development.
Vita Gardens 4×4 Garden Bed with Grow Grid Timeless look and extremely practical, this 4 ft x 4 ft garden offers separate growing spaces for each plant. This comes in 2 heights, I recommend the 11″ allowing for greater depth for root development.
VegTrug 1.8 Meter Raised Bed Wow this one is built to last. Designed to allow access water to flow through and large enough to host up to 30 different plans comfortably. Deep V Shape allows for great root development. Specially treated with a food safe wood preservative.
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Now (early Spring) is an excellent time to get your new raised garden established.
Nothing like FRESH right from the garden food! Enjoy!
