5 Reasons to Grow in a Raised Bed

Reasons to Grow in a Raised Bed

What is in raised bed gardening? Lots! Consider these compelling reasons to plant your next garden in a raised bed. You may have recently spied on a beautifully grown garden bed on a friend's Facebook feed or a coworker might be curious about his new bed. You wonder: what the fuss? Raised Bed Gardening Let us explain these 5 reasons worth all the fuss.

1. You know that your plants get high-quality soil.

Having good soil is very important for horticultural success, and you have complete control over it in the raised bed. Instead of judging what Mother Nature decided to give you on the ground, fill your bed with Miracle-Gro raised bed soil. It is compact, so it is the right weight and structure to grow large, beautiful plants. You can rest in peace knowing that you do not have to worry about fighting soil-borne diseases or excessive clay or poor nutrition - all the worries when you grow up in the ground.

If you already have a raised bed and do not plan to change the soil, add Miracle-Gro® Refresh ™ Soil Revitalizer to your old soil. When used as directed, it can replenish depleted nutrients, replenish water retention, and restore soil structure so that your plants can thrive.

2. You will get a score during the long growing season.

In the spring, you can not plant until the soil is warm enough. You know what? The soil in raised beds heats up faster than groundwater, which means you can plant your garden sooner. By covering the plants in the garden you are growing with frost, you can grow and harvest the plants well in the fall (even in winter if you live in some parts of the south).

3. You can grow more.

Traditional gardens are planted in rows, but who wants to be traditional? In an elevated bed, you can place the plants close together so that you do not need space to walk between the rows. That means more growing space for you! Take bush beans, for example. Instead of planting seedlings at 8-inch by 8-inch intervals, you can plant them at 8-inch intervals - in any direction. It will still give a lot of space for the roots to grow. For an even bigger harvest, start with the malignant pony plants and feed them nutritious Miracle-Gro-grown bed plant food. When used as directed, a successful combination of Miracle-Gro® Raised Bed Soil and Miracle-Gro® plant food with your Bonnie Plants® will lead to 3 times more harvest and non-feeding plants during the growing season.

4. Customize your garden.

Here's another important thing about a raised bed garden: you can design it to suit your own style and personality. Are you into art? Your raised bed can be built of reclaimed stone and decorated with marine glass. More rude type? Yours is made of cedar trees and can be a little more effective. Not ready to admit it? A temporary bed made of bale straw will work for you. Our opinion? This is all about you!

5. You will have less work.

Remember we said we could leave less space between plants? Well, that means a big "less" for you too: you have to spend less time doing gardening. See, because the plants are so close to each other, the leaves of many of your plants will touch, which will help shade the soil, so you do not have to give too much water. It also indicates that the weeds have less space to squeeze. Also, do you remember the beautiful fresh soil you added to the bed? There are no weed seeds, unlike many ground beds. Bonus tip: If you put mulch around your plants (a common practice for everyone growing in high beds), you can block most of the sunlight from growing on the weeds, making them more difficult to break. Yes, it's definitely less-less work, more time!