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Yardman Wooden Raised Garden Bed
rounded and then pressure treated with non-toxic preservative. Yardman Raised Bed kits are supplied with galvanized M8 coach screws. If a deeper raised bed is required buy two or three and stack them. The soil
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Yardman Wooden Raised Garden Bed
Gardeners like raised beds because:
Tending raised beds from the side stops soil compaction and it is easier if you want to use a 'no dig' system of cultivation because there is no need to walk on the soil.
- Not so much bending with higher Raised Beds.
- Raised beds can produce more per unit of area.
- Much easier weeding with raised beds.
- Raised beds can be placed on hard standing or paved areas.
- Raised beds can be moved relatively easily if need be.
Yardman Raised Beds are constructed from 45mm thick Scandinavian red pine. These substantal timbers are drilled, planed, the outer edge
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Yardman Wooden Raised Garden Bed
will hold them in place or, alternatively, we can supply a set of stacking blocks that can be purchased separately - one stacking block kit for each extra level ie. two levels; one stacking kit, three levels two stacking kits.
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Lettuce in your raised garden beds
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There are four distinct types of lettuce: Loose-leaf; Butterhead (Bib); lceberg (crispheads); and cos (Romaine). They all look quite different and their leaves vary markedly in texture and taste.
Lettuce take anything from between six and 14 weeks to mature, according to the variety. With careful planning, it is possible to harvest lettuce for nine months if you select the right varieties.
Lettuce needs a sunny position with rich, free draining but moisture retentive soil. Summer lettuce can be sown sparingly in situ from early spring to mid-summer. Check that the soil in your raised bed is warm and moist, and if necessary lightly water the drills before sowing the seeds. lf you live in a very warm climate, partial sun would be preferable. Perhaps giving lettuce shade by using strategically placed taller vegetables, such as
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Vegetable Gardening
for many more articles on growing vegetables, click on the Arrow.
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tomatoes, is a good way between plants will vary according to the variety,but as a rough guide sow seed 1cm (1/2 in) deep, and space rows for small varieties 15cm (6in) apart, while larger lettuces should be spaced at double that distance. The same figures apply when it comes to thinning.
To ensure a steady supply of lettuce, sow little and often - about every two weeks from early spring to mid-summer should provide a good amount. Some lettuce, such as the hearted varieties, will not last in the raised bed, so do not sow too of providing protection from the hot sun. The exact spacing
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Lettuce in your raised garden beds
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many of these at once. In early autumn sow the spring-maturing varieties. These stay in the raised bed all winter, ready to grow in spring. Good varieties for autumn sowing are 'Winter Density', 'Valdor' and 'Arctic King'. Some of these spring-maturing varieties cannot cope with summer heat, so may bolt immediately if sown earlier in the year. Loose-leaf varieties are best for growing as cut and come again as they do not form solid heads. With cut and come again, this method allows you either to cut individual leaves or the whole plant right down, only for it to grow back again to create another crop. Two or three harvests can easily be produced from each sowing.
- article continued on Knott Garden Raised bed page.
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