Over the past 2 years we have been dabbling with growing our own (vegetables). We've enjoyed it Immensely. Growing Courgettes, tomatoes and a host of other veggies and herbs. It all seemed a little haphazard difficult to navigate and at times a bit of an eye sore. (left is a picture of it from the deck, or at least where the deck now is during the 2006 season)
So we decided to make some raised beds
Our plot is 2.4m deep and 5-6m long, a fence runs along one side and at one end is the house and the other the deck, its open to the garden along the other side.
Raised beds are good for a number of reasons;
1. they define the plot better and look nice
2. may be harder for the cats to crap on them
3. once they are dug you should never walk on them, which should mean they don't need digging again
4. crop rotation should be easier - to do crop rotation well you will need 4-5 beds
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