In article , greyebeard
wrote:

I am getting ready to build a couple of 4 x 12 foot raised garden
boxes. Any pointers or suggestions. Mostly will be for tomatoes,
onions, garlic, and kitchen herbs ( cilantro, rosemary, oregano, etc
I live in north Texas, Dallas area

bob

Check out this site: http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

I started 3 raised beds late last year but still got a decent crop,
not bad for a novice. This year I got an eariier start and things
are going like gangbusters. I suggest you try the 'soil' formula
mentioned on the web site: 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 coarse vermiculite,
1/3 compost....seems to be working great on my fourth bed that I
made a couple of months ago. Use lots of compost when planting each
new crop.

You can get fancy and put in drip irrigation connected to a lawn
sprinkler valve controller with a pressure regulator off a faucet.
All I do is plant, fertilize and harvest. No weeding or hoeing.

Good luck

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SteveO