Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening-Complete: Growing Fruit & Vegetables In Raised Bed Planters

By James Paris

Growing vegetables in Raised Bed Gardens is possibly one of the most popular niche gardening techniques – and rightly so. Simple to construct and easy to operate, the Raised Bed is a champion amongst its peers which include container, straw bale, and square foot gardens – to name just a few!

In this book you will find all you need to construct and operate your own Raised Bed garden. This includes composting techniques, and how to get an early start with Hot Bed gardening methods. Vegetable planting tips as well as good and bad elements of companion planting are also included.

There is a FAQ section at the end for even more info on this amazing technique for growing vegetables in even the remotest of places or adverse conditions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Deanburn Publications
• Release date: Apr 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533701190

James Paris

Born in to a family of nine children; Amazon Best Selling Author James Paris, was soon thrown into the deep end of providing 'value for money' for his parents by growing vegetables - along with keeping chickens, geese, turkeys and everything else associated with a small farm. He is a great enthusiast of Raised bed gardening, and growing fruit & vegetables in containers. A builder/joiner to trade, James also studied for the ministry through Bible College in England,and has been involved in "Christian things" for many years. Hobbies include Fly fishing, gardening, playing guitar and D.I.Y. Oh and of course,...writing! Writing has become his main passion these days,and he especially loves to write from his own experiences, that includes anything from gardening to building to Bible studies - The 'Spotlight on the Prophets' series, and The Bible Brief, a Bible Summary / study book, being two examples of the latter books.

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Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening-Complete: Growing Fruit & Vegetables In Raised Bed Planters

By

James Paris

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www.deanburnpublications.com

Blog: www.planterspost.com

1st Edition January 2016

Copyright

Copyright 2016, James Paris

All rights reserved. Copyright protected. Duplicating, reprinting or distributing this material without the express written consent of the author is prohibited.

While reasonable attempts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained within this publication, the author does not assume any responsibility for errors, omissions or contrary interpretation of this information, and any damages incurred by that.

The author does not assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever, for what you choose to do with this information.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCING RAISED BED GARDENING

Advantages of a Raised Bed Garden

Building A Raised Bed Garden

Building a Timber Raised Bed

Building a raised bed from brick

Concrete Block Raised Bed

Other Raised Bed Examples

Straw Bale Bed

Square Foot Bed

Hot Bed Raised Bed

Filling and Modifications

Composting:

Modification1 – Cold frame

Modification 2 – Insect/Bird netting

Modification 3 – Automatic Irrigation

VEGETABLES FOR A RAISED BED

Planting Out Your Raised Bed

Pest control

FAQ’S

Thank You!

INTRODUCING RAISED BED GARDENING

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Growing vegetables in Raised Beds has become increasingly popular in recent years, for many good reasons be they environmental, financial, aesthetic, or just pure necessity!

The fact is however, no matter what your reasons for growing vegetables (or flowers) in Raised Beds, the results speak for themselves.

I am often asked Is there anything I cannot plant in a Raised Bed Garden? And my answer is always the same – Anything that can be grown in a ‘normal’ garden can be grown better in a raised bed

It may sound like a bold claim, but think about it – With this gardening technique you are simply enhancing the growing conditions of whatever you are growing, whilst at the same time removing anything that would normally restrict or even deny growth.

The fact is that in my opinion, growing vegetables in a raised bed is by far the easiest way of growing great vegetables without the huge labour involved when growing the traditional way.

Nothing however is without its cost, in both labour and financial expenditure, and it is true that to grow vegetables in a raised bed requires an element of both, especially at the early stages. This however need not put anyone off the idea, as the effort is minimal and short lived compared to the benefits derived from a raised bed garden that ‘produces the goods’.

The raised bed gardener is able to spend longer tending to his plants than the average vegetable gardener, simply because he (or she) is not spending their valuable time digging over soil and clearing out weeds. For this reason alone the raised bed is preferable for those who are working all day and have limited time to spend in the evening tending their vegetable plot.

As you may have guessed by now, I am a firm believer in the advantages to be gained from growing fruit or vegetables in Raised Beds. In the next chapter You may find out why this is so...

Advantages of a Raised Bed Garden

As previously mentioned, I believe that Raised Beds have a number of advantages over the traditional ‘row’ style of gardening. Here are some examples that immediately spring to mind.

With a raised bed, it really does not matter what quality your garden soil is, or indeed what the drainage is like. As this is all added when forming your raised bed garden.

Easy to service/maintain. With a raised bed you have the advantage of height, which means that you do not have to bend