What are the advantages of using a raised garden bed?

Be in a Community Garden or School Gardens or your own backyard garden, gardening in raised beds has always proven to be advantageous and usually preferred by many.

• Extended growing season: Raised Garden Beds warm up much quicker compared to in-ground beds and hence support an extended growing season.

• Better drainage: Presuming that the soil has been correctly prepared, the better drainage in the raised garden bed offers better growing conditions by allowing the roots to breathe.

• Easier access: Raised beds, at the proper height, can improve access for wheelchairs, or for gardeners who have a hard time bending over.

• Little to no weeds and hence low maintenance

• Effective management of available space: An unused balcony or patio can be converted to a colourful flower patch or an herb garden relatively easily.

• Material conservation: As the gardening space with a raised garden bed is concentrated, the management of water, fertilizer and mulch can be more carefully controlled, leading to less waste.

• More efficient use of soil: A raised bed can enable crop growth in an area that otherwise would not support gardening. For specific crops that thrive in particular soils, raised beds can be amended appropriately.