I love my raised garden, I only wish I did it many years ago..my original
garden was about 12 X 20 ft. I made 4 raised beds 4ft wide X 1 foot hi, X 10
feet long....Last year..the 4th in my raised beds I had the finest crop I
ever had...
here is what I did for cukes..I covered the cuke section with a nylon mesh,
fine so the water could get through...had the finest cucumbers ever, even
with the cucumber beetles around.
Last fall I elected to use a half section for Rhubarb,,this will be a
permanent thing, the other side will have herbs and such..
1 section had sweet red peppers, best I ever ate, they were so good it was
difficult getting them into pots to cook them....sugar peas,,,soooo sweet
and succulent don't forget them a small row will yield much..I ate them off
in the afternoon , the next day they were back...and I had to eat
more...again soo delicious right off the vine...garlic..plant in the fall
and watch it grow all winter...morning glory's up a side fence a beautiful
sight in the AM...Throw a sunflower here and there, they grow hi and wont
hurt the veggies....romaine lettuce, compact and great for salads...good
luck I am sure you will know next year what to do..

"LindaMac" wrote in message
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Ceeci;878414 Wrote:
Hi All

I'm new to vegetable growing but are keen to get my children interested
so we have decided to install some raised beds in our garden. We will
have two beds and each bed will be 2.4m x 1.2m and are 30cm high. They
are on the way in transit as I'm writing this...

Now, my questions a

1) The beds will be placed on a lawn area. What do I do with the lawn?

2) What do I fill the beds with? I was thinking of filling at least half
with good quality topsoiled (delivered to my door) and the rest with veg
compost, compost made myself in my garden and some manure. Not sure if
this is correct?

3) Any suggestions as to what to grow in each bed and what goes nicely
together? We are thinking of growing lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, patty
pan squash, cauliflower, spring onions, raddish, onions/garlic, dwarf
french beans, chard...

4) In terms of crop rotation I have little knowledge, but I assume
whatever we grow in a bed this year, should not be in the same bed the
next?

We will also grow some carrots in a large container, as I know they
don't like many types of soil, and tomatoes and cucumber in
growbags...what about courgettes, where would they be best off?

Thanks for any advice!

Kind Regards,
Cecilie

Hi
I bought some raised beds too from Harrod Horticulture and their guy
there (Martin I think his name was) was very helpful and gave me great
tips on soil types, planting, rotating etc depending on what veggies you
want to grow...and some common pest problems...deffo worth dropping him
an email...you can find his contact details on the Harrod Horticultural
website.
Good Luck!




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LindaMac