Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit the presence of weeds in beds, and are easier on the body as they require ...

If you love edible gardening, you know you can't choose just any dirt to raise your crops. Learn what to avoid to make your ...

Most gardeners know that a mix of mineral soil and organic material is recommended for raised garden beds. However, other ...

Becoming a home gardener with raised beds is like being the chef of your own backyard buffet, and using the right soil (and the right amount of soil) is just as important as buying the right groceries ...

It's done a great job all summer, and is now spent. Give it some love so it's ready again in spring. It’s the end of the season, and we’re all starting to tuck in our garden beds for winter. The soil ...

woman's gloved hand holding garden trowel of soil over a raised bed - Corinna Kern/Getty Images Raised bed gardening aims to solve many of the challenges gardeners face when starting out, giving you ...

The best place to grow a garden is directly in the soil, assuming that you are able to work on your hands and knees, and that you don’t have problems with gophers or poor soil. With that in mind, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you’ve ever wandered through the bagged soil section at your local garden or nursery center, you may ...

Rise and shine, everybody. It’s time to get out of your bed and jump into a raised garden bed. For beginners and gardening veterans alike, raised garden beds are ideal for growing flowers and ...

Raised beds can be constructed with a variety of building materials: untreated wood or untreated landscape timbers, (never use treated wood when growing edible crops because they contain dangerous ...

If you’ve ever stuck your hand into a raised garden bed on a crisp spring morning, you know the secret: it’s toasty in there!