Comments on: Best height for raised garden bed? http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed Gardening CareTips for the Backyard Gardener Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:23:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: welz http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed/comment-page-1#comment-4698 welz Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:08:59 +0000 http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed#comment-4698 As always in gardening it depends. Generally course, loose soils like sand and light potting soil will drain water faster then fine soils like clay. So if your soil drains fast it may be better to keep the bed lower so water will hang around longer for the plant to take into its roots. If you have clay soils then a higher bed will drain faster because of gravity. However the back ache issue can be real serious. ;-) God Luck! For more information go to www.ecolandscapegroup.com Wells Rawls<br><b>References : </b><br>20 years as a landscape and garden professional. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil As always in gardening it depends.

Generally course, loose soils like sand and light potting soil will drain water faster then fine soils like clay. So if your soil drains fast it may be better to keep the bed lower so water will hang around longer for the plant to take into its roots. If you have clay soils then a higher bed will drain faster because of gravity.

However the back ache issue can be real serious. ;-)

God Luck! For more information go to http://www.ecolandscapegroup.com

Wells Rawls
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20 years as a landscape and garden professional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil

]]> By: boykins http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed/comment-page-1#comment-4697 boykins Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:31:59 +0000 http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed#comment-4697 i built one 6fthx2ftwx12inchd. this was barely deep enough for my peppers and herbs. it would depend on what you are planting .<br><b>References : </b><br> i built one 6fthx2ftwx12inchd. this was barely deep enough for my
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]]> By: JoBeck http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed/comment-page-1#comment-4696 JoBeck Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:48:59 +0000 http://www.gardeningcaretips.com/garden-raised-bed/best-height-for-raised-garden-bed#comment-4696 My beds are only 12 inches high, and I grow everything even potatoes. If you want to raise it higher and put a edge on the top you can sit on it better.<br><b>References : </b><br> My beds are only 12 inches high, and I grow everything even potatoes. If you want to raise it higher and put a edge on the top you can sit on it better.
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