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Knot Wooden Garden Bed
part of our complete Raised Bed Knot Garden designs.
Knot Garden Cedar Raised Beds have 5cm thick British grown
western red cedar side walls with 10cm square corner posts that are faceted to allow for corner posts that are faceted to
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Knot Garden Wooden Raised Bed
Tending raised beds from the side stops soil compaction so makes it easier if you use a 'no dig' system of cultivation because there is no need to walk on the soil. Mush easier weeding.
•Not so much bending with higher raised beds.
•Raised beds can produce more per unit of area.
•Raised beds can be placed on hard standing or paved areas.
•Raised beds can be moved relatively easily if need be.This square cedar raised bed can be used individually as an attractive addition on its own or as
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Raised Bed Dimensions: 136x136x30cm((h)
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Knot Wooden Garden Bed
allow for our raised
bed kits to be assembled in different
configurations depending upon which kit is supplied. We are now using more and more red cedar for our products because it is a very stable timber that has natural preservatives.
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Lettuce in your raised garden beds
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- article continued from yardman wooden raised beds page.
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Sow the seed sparingly in tight rows about 15cm (6in) apart, and start to cut leaves once the plant has reached 5-8cm (2 1/2-4in) high. You can cut the plant down to about 4cm (2in). 'Saladini' is an especially tasty cut and come again variety. As the weather becomes warmer and the days longer, lettuce begin to mature faster and there is a risk that they will bolt and run to seed. Once this happens, the plants develop a bitter flavour and should be discarded.
To prevent bolting, give the plants plenty of water during dry spells, and if you live in a drought-prone area, look for varieties which are slow to bolt, such as 'Tom Thumb' or 'Oakleaf '.
It is a good idea is to grow fast maturing crops such as lettuces, radishes or spinach, before or between other longer term crops such as sweetcorn, tomatoes and brassicas.
This will enable you to harvest before the slow crops fill out the raised bed. This is known as catch cropping and is a very efficient use of space in the your garden bed. Lettuces can be
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Vegetable Gardening
for many more articles on growing vegetables, click on the Arrow.
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grown alongside Brussels sprouts and cauliflowers, which enjoy similar high-nitrogen conditions. Don't be afraid to experiment in your raised bed! Lettuce, with their succulent leaves, are tempting to many creatures. The main problem for young plants is sparrows, although the plants can be protected with horticultural fleece or chicken wire. The crop can also be protected with cloches and cold frames, which may bring on the harvest by up to three weeks. Slugs and snails will also attack plants, so set out snail traps (jam jars filled with beer and sunk into the soil in the raised bed, up to their necks), between rows. Do not be tempted to use slug pellets, as birds will pick up the corpses and feed them to their young. Slug pellets can also be harmful to household pets, so this
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Lettuce in your raised garden beds
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is another reason to avoid using them if you own a dog or a cat.Grapefruit skins placed open end down around your crop are more attractive traps; collect the victims in the morning and dispose of them. The different types of lettuce require different sowing and harvesting times.
Loose-leaf: sow outdoors from early spring to mid-summer. Harvest from early summer to mid-autumn. This type is ideal for cut and come again. Cos (Romaine) and semi-cos: For summer crops, sow outdoors from early spring to mid-summer. Harvest from late spring to mid-autumn. Cos lettuce are slower maturing than butterheads, with
elongated, sweet leaves.
Butterhead (Bib): Sow from early spring onwards to late summer. Harvest during late spring to Iceberg (Crispheads): Sow these from early spring up until mid-summer.
Harvest the crop from early summer to mid-autumn. Icebergs are slow-maturing lettuces with good heat resistance and crisp, tasty leaves.
Lettuce mini: All lettuce can be eaten while still small, however some varieties are especially suited to this purpose.
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