*** Quoting Debbie We from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***
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...
 cs> Grin, I'm so used to container gardening, that now that we have a house,
DW>         Well the type of garden that I want to plant is a raised bed 
DW> garden. I know you have to put up frame work around it, and of course 
DW> soil in it. The problem is that I don't know what we really need to 
DW> do to prepare the area for it. 8-( 
Perhaps I do not understand 'raised bed'?  You used the term how deep, but 
now seem to indicate it will be a framework sitting on the ground.
If it is sitting on the ground, the prep work is the same as that of any 
other garden.  Till the soil and fertilize if needed then apply framework and 
build up soil to match the new height.
Gotta be missing something in what you are asking but dont know what it is.
 cs> Next year, we plan to put in a real garden but we are starting slow and
 cs> steady. The ground needs to be prepped carefully over time as it is a
 cs> sandy poor soil.
DW>         We have great soil and access to potting soil and other type 
DW> of soils that we may need..I do wish you luck with your garden. Hope 
DW> you have large yields and I know that you will enjoy it very much. (I 
DW> love to work with the soil..I don't wear gloves because I love to 
DW> feel the soil with my bare hands.)
Hehe i am enjoying it too, but taking it slow.  I dont want some 20 hour a 
week workload of garden.
                                       xxcarol
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