The best fill materials for raised garden beds are the ones that can decompose on their own, like twigs, leaves, straw, and more. Starting your raised bed with a layer of cardboard or newspaper can ...

Save money on soil with nutrient-rich fillers, smart drainage, and the ideal height to reduce back strain. Raised bed gardening can be an excellent solution for properties with poor soil, drainage ...

Raised beds offer a number of benefits. For one, the soil in them drains better. Just as importantly, raised beds make it physically easier to garden. However, growing plants in raised beds comes with ...

Raised garden beds are a good way to get started gardening, save your back, and maybe get more veggies. This week's question starts with the soil. Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In ...

Gardeners, we have experienced what I would consider a fantastic week, leading this gardener to believe spring may have arrived a bit early this year. Be mindful if you choose to plant early and be ...

Question: My spouse just built me a new raised bed. I am so excited. It is still empty of soil. Can you suggest a way to develop my own soil without having to buy expensive bags of fertile soil at the ...

After building four raised veggie beds in my backyard, I baulked at buying in loads of costly soil and compost to fill them. Instead, I opted for a thriftier route — and filled them up for free using ...

All the benefits of raised garden beds, from soil control to accessibility, plus ideas for adding one into your yard. So many factors have a stake in how a vegetable garden grows, from sun exposure to ...

Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit ...

The raised garden bed is not a new concept. It’s likely raised beds were originally used to deal with poor or rocky soil, poor drainage, erosion and soil compaction. And those are still important ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. There are a few different types of raised garden beds, but I think the type most ...