Layering raised garden beds

When creating new raised garden beds, you want to choose your materials wisely. Here's how to layer raised beds with cheap materials that are easy to source. Get your raised beds ready this fall to use in the Spring and get a head start!

Hugelkultur, a German word meaning “mound or hill culture," is the process of layering organic garden waste inside the raised garden bed using large rotting logs, sticks and other debris to create a flourishing environment that improves soil quality, requires minimal maintenance, and has better water retention. Check out the link below for more information!

When considering when to start your garden, tradition might tell you that Autumn and Winter are desolate seasons, and your gardening hobby has to be tabled until the Spring. However when you are planting in raised garden beds, nothing could be further from the truth. No matter where you live, these late seasons still have many advantages to offer when it comes to starting and maintaining your garden. In fact, Winter is the very best time to prepare your garden for an abundant season in the…

Best Way to Fill Raised Garden Beds Jump to DIY A few weeks ago I built several raised garden beds, each of which cost me less than $50 a box to build. Now that they were all built and in place, reality hit and I knew I needed to fill them up if I actually

Are you ready to start a new raised bed garden? Have you purchased all the necessary materials and are now wondering just how to fill it? Look no further! With this handy guide, you'll be able to successfully fill your raised bed and create the perfect growing environment for your garden plants. Follow along as we take a step-by-step approach to properly filling your raised bed with the right materials, in the right order, to ensure your plants thrive!

Raised bed gardening is really the way to go, particularly if your native soil is terrible with clay, rock, or sand. With raised beds, you control the quality of your soil, leading to healthier plants and a better harvest. The only problem is that filling those raised beds with high-quality soil can be pretty expensive — but as a gardener, you know that everything starts with healthy soil, and you don’t want to cheap out, right? Fortunately, there’s good news for both the conscientious…

Raised beds are great in the garden but expensive to fill. Here's how to fill a raised garden bed for cheap- so you can save money on soil!

Once you have assembled your Vego organic gardening raised beds, the next task is filling the raised garden beds before planting. One of the most common questions we get from new gardeners is how to fill a new raised bed and still save money. There are many different methods out there that work well! From our experience, the Hugelkultur method is the easiest and most cost-efficient method to use. Summary Hugelkultur is the process of layering organic garden waste inside the raised garden…

Learn how to fill a raised garden bed efficiently and cheaply. Tips and tricks for maximizing your garden space while minimizing costs.

If you're considering starting a raised bed garden, there are a few things you'll want to avoid in order to ensure success. In this article, we'll cover some of the most common mistakes people make when starting a raised bed garden, so you can be sure to avoid them. From choosing the wrong location to planting too closely together, we'll help you steer clear of the pitfalls that can ruin your raised bed garden.