*** Quoting Debbie We from a message to All ***
DW>         We are thinking about making a raised bed garden for 
DW> vegetables..Could anyone please tell me how deep you need to  make 
DW> it? Thanks...
It depends on the veggies you are going to grow.  I used to have a garden in 
planters on my porch.  Nothing fancy or huge, but a nice little plot of 
'whatever' for that year.
Here's what I found took well to 'container gardening'.  The containers were 
those red-wood long planters, about 8 inches deep and filled with potting 
soil.
Leaf Lettuce
Green Onions
Radishes (small type red ones, not oriental)
Herbs (all sorts)
Strawberries
Cant say as I tried much else but these all worked.  OH!  Forgot 'baby 
carrots' but then they werent terribly sucessful (mostly due to lighting and 
only tried once).
Want tomatoes?  They work well too but you need a deeper pot.  Those big ones 
sold for 'trees' work just fine for them.  Can use a smaller one if planting 
just cherry tomato plants but expect a smaller yield.
Grin, I'm so used to container gardening, that now that we have a house, Don 
and i naturally just used the fence edge.  It has a wooden fence behind, and 
a retainer wall making it about 8 inches across and as deep as needed.  Thats 
where our 'garden' is.  Working pretty good but didnt plant much and panted a 
bit late this year.  Got peas (probably would work in a container), green 
beans (might work but I bet you need a 12 inch depth), green onions, 
tomatoes, and the lettuce which didnt come up (planted too late?  Cheap 
seeds?). BIG patch of mint that didnt die from last year.
Next year, we plan to put in a real garden but we are starting slow and 
steady. The ground needs to be prepped carefully over time as it is a sandy 
poor soil.
                                       xxcarol
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