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RAISED-BED GARDENING xx CONTAINER GARDENING xx GARDENING Raised-bed gardening for bigger yields in less space. Raised bed gardening. Ideas and tips. Raising miniature, gourmet vegetable varieties in a 4x16-ft. raised-bed garden. Provides a guide to miniature varieties, explains how to build a raised bed with a short trellis and to get two harvests with a replanting at midsummer. Space-stretching ideas for a backyard vegetable garden. Includes instructions for building a raised bed and planting strategies that allow putting crops closer together. A look at the advantages of raised bed gardens, plus instructions on building a new raised bed. Gardening with hay bales for hard, rocky soil. How to plant in hay bales which have been soaked with water and covered with manure. French-intensive biodynamic gardening. Getting maximum production with minimum inputs. This method relies on raised planting beds. Three ways to build a raised bed garden. Diagram for a tiered planting box for herbs and a mixture of flowers. Construction of a raised growing bed for an arid climate. Water is supplied automatically below the growing soil. Tips on building up a raised bed garden plot over several seasons by combining organic material (hay, leaves, weeds, ...) with soil. Gardening in small places. Tips for using planters, raised gardens, etc. to grow vegetables in small areas. Beginner's guide to raised-bed gardening. Tip: Concrete patio blocks, topped with a wood frame, are used to make a permanent edging around raised beds. Double-duty garden paths. (1) Compost path. Areas between raised beds are excavated, filled with sawdust and newspapers and then topped with bark chips. After a year or two, the rotted material is dug out and incorporated into planting beds. (2) Perma-paths. Barrier of hardware cloth covered with ferro-cement edges pathways between raised beds, keeping the weeds out and soil in. Paths are then planted with grass that produces mulch for the garden. Tips on successful planting in mounds of wood chips. Transforming a backyard of compacted clay subsoil into an array of raised beds surrounded by brick. Describes how to make the raised beds and soil for them and for laying a patchwork of bricks. Tip on using hay bales to build raised beds and terraces. Shallow-bed gardening. Making do without soil. Raising plants in beds consisting of 4" of organic material (grass clippings, wood chips, chopped weeds, ...) that is watered and fertilized regularly. Up on the roof. How to build large containers for a raised-bed rooftop garden from concrete blocks. Techniques for gardening in compost piles while they continue to decompose. Tips on making rectangular bins to hold leaves. Tip shows how the reverse side of broken pieces of concrete sidewalk can make an attractive edging for raised beds. How to create a raised bed garden. Gardening with raised beds. Designing and building a raised bed as a weekend project. Types of tools and a diagram of the project included. Tip: Holes in wooden edging of a raised bed can hold stakes for plant supports. A guide to hardware for joining railroad ties and landscape timbers. Tip shows how to use discarded automobile tires for mini-raised planting beds for early spring greens. Building great garden beds. Three approaches. (1) A ground level bed. (2) A mounded bed. (3) A raised bed. Includes tips on edging material for building a raised bed. Tip tells how to use an old tire as a raised bed that heats up earlier for growing melons. How to mount brackets on the side of a raised bed to support trellises. How to build raised planting beds, both freestanding planters and single-wall beds to provide erosion-free growing space on sloping land. How to plan and build a raised-bed growing system. Using bales of hay to keep water from flowing out of raised-bed gardens on top of bedrock. How to cultivate a successful vegetable garden in windy southern Alberta, Canada, utilizing a system of organic soil building, raised beds, and mulching. The ultimate raised bed. Inexpensive and simple to build, this versatile modular design solves every garden problem. Start with a 5x20-ft. frame, then add an irrigation system, hoop house and trellis as needed. Build a raised bed for better vegetable growing. How to break new ground, prepare the soil, raise the bed, etc. Yardscaping projects. (1) 12-ft.-diameter octagonal gazebo built of pressure-treated wood. (2) Sun deck with 2/6 decking. (3) Patio of interlocking concrete pavers installed over sand and gravel. (4) Privacy screens consist of 4x4 posts and cedar lattice panels. (5) Multi-level raised-bed planters. Tip shows how to build a containment wall to keep a raised bed away from a house wall. Raising your garden beds from 6" to 10" will make it easier to water, look better and give better yields. How to garden on a hillside. How to build garden beds from 2x12s and how to join several beds to cover a 30x12-ft. diagonal slope. How to make and plant raised vegetable beds. How to use railroad ties in landscaping to build retaining walls, raised beds, access steps, etc. How to add character to a small home by adding a raised garden bed to conceal the foundation. Step-by-step guide to building raised beds. Surrounding raised bed with strip of pavers makes mowing next to the bed easier. Tip shows how to create staking for plants in raised beds. How to create a system of unframed raised beds in a garden with clay soil. Gardening close to home. A combination deck and vegetable garden that incorporates raised beds to compensate for problem soil. Also uses a cistern that collects and stores rainwater from house roof and is connected to a drip irrigation system. How to build raised garden beds with wooden sides. Tip recommends covering the hard edge of raised beds with soft pipe covers to make working in the bed more comfortable. Tip shows how to make a removable trellis and crop-cover frame for a raised bed. Stone wall tactics. How to establish a kitchen garden of raised beds built from field stone. Garden of granite. Growing edibles using raised-bed gardens on a flank of granite. Advice on creating a grid of perforated plastic for feeding and to keep the bed aerated, and tips on installing drains to control moisture. Versatile lattice. How to erect a garden framework combining raised beds and panels of lattice of different heights. Includes a technique for framing 4x8-ft. panels of lattice. Layout plan for a 20x60-ft. garden included. Six ways to make raised garden beds. A 4x4-ft. raised-bed frame incorporates a removable trellis and removable cold frame to form a "modular gardening system". Est. cost: $60. A look at raised bed gardening and the three options available: (1) Planting an entire bed all to one crop, (2) planting close rows without paths, and (3) planting intercropped and succession varieties in one bed. A report by an Illinois gardener on his plan for three raised-bed gardens for more vegetables in less space. A case history of gardening in raised beds written by an herb grower in Oregon. A look at mound gardening for areas with too thin a layer of topsoil. Gardening tips for raised bed gardens. Covers use of a polyethylene cover to increase the growing season, succession planting and composting. A guide to starting a raised-bed garden. Tip: Dutch solution of trenching and mounding will make soggy land usable for a garden. Easing into raised beds. Three options to the double-digging technique. Remaking my garden in raised beds. Raised-bed gardens have fewer walkways and less weeds. Switching to a raised-bed intensive gardening system can mean bigger yields with less work. Tip: Use fiberglass panels to frame raised beds where termites are a problem. How to build a raised "table garden". Step-by-step instructions for preparing a raised bed. Double or nothing. Double-digging is the best way to build raised beds. How to turn a section of lawn into a raised bed garden. Includes advice on building raised beds from wood, stone and concrete blocks. Three ways to build framed or unframed raised beds in the garden. How to construct a wire-enclosed raised bed that is lined with hay and filled with topsoil and compost. How to build a great raised-bed garden. Related articles cover removing sod (the easy way), double-digging, the best frames, and using drip irrigation. How to build concrete walls for permanent raised beds. Tip on using raised beds made of concrete block in locations where slugs, rabbits or moles are a particular problem. How to reap a rich food harvest from small garden plots. (1) 100 sq.ft. raised garden. (2) Tomato tower. (3) Freestanding trellis. (4) Dowel trellis. (5) String trellis. (6) Planter boxes. The eight-hour garden. Build shallow planter boxes (raised beds) in various shapes, fill with dirt, add plants and water. A look at the Mittleider method of gardening. Involves use of raised beds filled with a lightweight growing medium and weekly feedings with custom-made fertilizer. Fertilizer formulas included. How to construct raised beds. Tips on choosing the right wood and construction basics. Vegetable engineering. Raised beds, modular beds, drip irrigation, trellises, plastic mulch and other ideas used to produce bumper crops. Big box gardens. A look at the raised bed idea in different shapes, heights, and materials. Step-by-step instructions show how to build a sturdy raised bed. How to make a raised vegetable bed with a drip-watering system for easy maintenance. Combination raised bed, vertical screen and trellis. Beds are 4 feet wide and can be any length. Using railroad ties to build retaining walls, raised garden beds, etc. Some tips. Raised beds are problem solvers for bad soil or short growing season. How to plan and build raised beds. How to build a 100-square-foot garden box with a trellis. Growing vegetables in raised beds. A description of how to make the beds, preparing the soil, selecting and rotating crops. Tips on gardening in raised beds. | |||||||||
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