Raised Bed Gardening

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Gardener and author CaliKim joins us from southern California to talk about growing vegetables in raised beds.

Grow Vegetables in Raised Beds

Raised beds can have a number of advantages:

• Soil warms more quickly in spring
• Less back and knee strain
• A solution for locations with less-than-ideal soil

How to Make Raised Bed Gardens

CaliKim says that raised bed gardens don’t have to be a box or a square. “Think outside the box,” she advises. 

A raised bed garden can be tailored to the yard and to the gardener. That could mean: 

• A shape suited to the location
• Choosing materials that tie in to the style of the garden
• A mobile unit to be place wherever there is available sunlight 
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“You have to make it fit your situation.”