Raised or Elevated Garden Beds
Growing your own food with ideas for your raised or elevated garden beds. Elevated gardens are great way to avoid bending and stooping. I’ve found 5 garden bed ideas to get you started in growing your own food.
- While the ground soil is not up to par for planting right now. You can improve and amend soil over time, but if you are looking for fruitful crops this year then growing above ground is your answer.
- You are a little older in age this year or the thought of being on your knees is not what you had in mind. Then shopping and building an elevated vegetable bed is more your speed. The Keter Urban Bloomer 12.7 Gallon Raised Garden Bed is very nice looking. It allows you to garden while standing or if you need to garden by a chair.
- If you are not sure how long you are staying or maybe selling your home in the future this could be the best option for you because this will allow the garden to be mobile with you especially if it is in a container.
- Raised garden beds with a trellis are a great way to increase your food yields , while still using the same footprint of the container.
- The Self Watering Vegetable Planter Box with Trellis on Wheels – Mobile Garden is great for flowering plants as well.
- Add the soil after you have found the best spot for your plants to grow in, because soil can be heavy.



- Stackable Planters are also “back-friendly” it can give you so many productions in such a small space.
- The images show three different ways to use your stackable pots seasonal florals, herbs, and fruit.
- Of course, you can also divide these into smaller stackables for your space.
- The 5-Tier Strawberry and Herb Garden Planter – Stackable Gardening Pots with 10 Inch Saucer, can you believe it is a 10-inch saucer!

- You can create indoor elevated gardens too!
- Grow bags are lightweight and easy to pack away.

If adding a garden bed is not suitable for your space then add it to the existing landscape. Planting herbs, carrots or other edibles along your bush area is a great way to get started.
Types of Garden Soil

Soils
- Potting Soil is formulated to grow in any type of container.
- Compost is used to bring more nutrient to the pots you have your plants in.
- Garden Bed Soil is great for creating gardens above ground or in low garden beds outside in the elements that do not have separation to the ground.
Watering your garden
- Drip Irrigation is a great way to keep watering plants without watering everyday.
- Spray Bottles is a convient way to garden in small areas.

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