by Jason Johns (Author)
"Raised Bed Gardening - A Guide To Growing Vegetables In Raised Beds" is for anyone who wants to learn more about raised bed gardening; a back and disability friendly way to increase productivity from your vegetable patch!
Raised beds are one of the best ways for you to grow vegetables at home and are low maintenance, easy to plant and highly productive. This book is your complete step-by-step guide showing you exactly how to get started with raised beds in your garden. Whether you want one or two, or to create an entire vegetable garden of raised beds, you will find everything you need to know in this informative book.
As you read this book you find out how much time you can save and how much more you can grow by converting your vegetable garden to raised beds. Of course, if you prefer to grow flowers then a raised bed can be a perfect feature in any garden, built to blend in to the design of your home and look fantastic.
When you read "Raised Bed Gardening - A Guide To Growing Vegetables In Raised Beds" you will discover:
- Why Use Raised Beds In Your Garden? - find out why raised beds are so popular and how they can benefit you
- Planning and Locating Your Raised Bed Garden - learn what you need to know to plan your raised bed garden for maximum productivity
- Materials for Building Raised Beds - discover the different materials used to build raised beds and the pros and cons of each
- Building Your First Raised Bed - step by step plans including material and tools lists for building your first raised bed out of wood
- The Best Soil Mix for a Raised Bed - learn how to make the best possible soil mix for your raised beds but also one that is in your budget
- What to Grow and What Not to Grow In a Raised Bed - find out which plants thrive in raised beds and which ones to avoid ... but not for the reasons you may think!
- No Dig Gardening With a Raised Bed - discover how to grow vegetables in raised beds without back breaking digging
- Square Foot Gardening In Raised Beds - a great method for boosting your yield by growing more produce in the same area ... ideally suited to raised beds
- Growing Vertically In Raised Beds - another method for boosting productivity that works well in raised beds, helping you to use your space even better
- Pest Control in Raised Beds - find out how to keep pests under control in raised beds and why they are less of a problem with this gardening method
- Weed Control in Raised Beds - this is much easier than you may think and you find out how to significantly reduce the amount of weeding you need to do
- Crop Rotation and Planting Techniques - discover how to maximise the amount of vegetables you produce plus keep pests and diseases to a minimum with this useful gardening technique
- Lasagna Gardening - understand this no-dig gardening method and how to use it in your raised beds
- Over-Wintering Your Raised Beds - learn what to do over winter to keep your raised beds productive and to minimise work the following season
- Raised Beds Tips and Advice - practical advice and tips helping you to make the most of your raised beds
Raised bed gardening is one of the best ways for you to make gardening easier. Your vegetable patch will be much more productive with less work required digging and weeding as you get more produce out of the same growing area. It's easier on your back and the beds themselves can become a feature in your garden.
Enjoy planning, building and growing in your raised beds as "Raised Bed Gardening - A Guide To Growing Vegetables In Raised Beds" explains all about this exciting and fun way of growing vegetables (or flowers or anything else). Discover today the many benefits of raised bed gardening!
Author Biography
Jason Johns is a keen gardener who has been growing produce at home for over twenty years. From his first adventure into growing tomatoes which resulted in the greenhouse becoming a jungle to his latest experiments with giant pumpkins, giant carrots and giant onions, he is keen to experiment and loves growing plants. Having built up his knowledge from experimenting with different growing methods and by learning from the older generations he is keen to grow unusual and different plants. He is passionate about organic gardening methods and practices it on his allotments.
Number of Pages: 100
Dimensions: 0.21 x 10 x 7 IN
Publication Date: September 02, 2015
