How to Make Raised Beds Properly: Step-by-Step Instructions for Beginners
Smart developments are used not only in smart home technology. An advanced gardener will not even blink an eye when he hears something about smart beds.
In addition to drip irrigation, raised beds can be considered an example. Let's find out what's so special about them and how to equip them correctly.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to make raised beds.
The easiest way is to buy a ready-made frame, but experts do not advise looking at metal fences.
The fact is that in summer the metal overheats, and this does not have the best effect on the condition of the soil and plants.
Therefore, summer residents often use wood. But you need to know that the thickness of the board should be about 4 cm, and the height of the bed itself should not be lower than 20 cm.
The recommended frame dimensions are on average 2 meters by 1 meter.
Laying the soil
The first component is black soil.
Then they add soil containing peat.
The next filler is humus and a thin layer of river sand (there should be 2 times less of it than the other components).
Next, add superphosphate, a thin layer of black soil and peat.
You can mix all these ingredients at once, or you can add them to the garden bed and then dig them over.
Previously we talked about when and howto mulch garden beds .
