subject: The Advantages Of A Raised Vegetable Garden [print this page] If you're looking for an effective way to grow juicy vegetables in your own backyard this year, look no further than a raised vegetable garden. While this type of garden can be a bit more work and expense at the beginning, the benefits will far outweigh those costs over the long run.
When you choose a raised vegetable garden, you'll be able to get great crops without having to worry about bad soil problems or even pests causing problems in your garden. Not sure this is the right choice for you? Well, here are just some of the benefits you can enjoy when you go with a raised vegetable garden.
Better Soil = Better Crops
Take a look at the dirt that you have in your back yard. More than likely your soil is either too sandy, has too many rocks, or perhaps too much clay. Without some amendments, time and labor, it just may not offer a great way to grow your vegetables.
However, with a raised vegetable garden, you can control exactly what substances go into your soil, greatly increasing your chances for healthy plants and reducing the incidence of weeds and pests. While it may be a bit more effort in the short term, you will reap the rewards of less weeding and work in the long run.
Easy Maintenance
Going with a raised vegetable garden makes it a lot easier for you to contain your garden as well. There are many crops that can really work on taking over once they get started. Horseradish and mint sometimes seem like weeds because of the way they spread out and get in the way of other kinds of plants. Strawberries also grow and expand rapidly. These fast growing plants will be held in check by the walls of a raised bed vegetable garden.
Better for Your Back
While many gardeners look forward to the warm weather so they can get outdoors and begin working the soil, most do not enjoy the sore backs and knees that are often the result. This is not the case with raised vegetable gardens, however. By lifting those crops off of the ground, you can tend to your plants without the back breaking position of bending far over the ground. And since you won't be stepping around your crops, there is no chance of compacting the soil, which will allow your plants to grow and thrive.
If you are disabled or need to use a wheelchair, you will find gardening much more enjoyable with a raised vegetable garden.
Taking everything into account, raised bed vegetable gardens are a great option for people who want an easy way to eat their own produce all season long. Look into raised beds today so that you can start gardening tomorrow!
