Comments on: Building Raised Beds For an Organic Garden http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/05/17/building-raised-beds-for-an-organic-garden/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/05/17/building-raised-beds-for-an-organic-garden/#comment-306 rebecca Mon, 19 May 2008 20:00:45 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=306#comment-306 TIP: To avoid the weed-filled garden bed, mulch it heavily after you've harvested everything. I usually put a huge pile of raked-up leaves on the garden beds in the fall. You can also mulch with straw. Not only does this prevent weeds from growing, it also keeps the rain from sapping minerals from the soil. (It also gives you something to do with all those leaves.) The leaves slowly decompose and can simply be turned into the soil in the spring. This is MUCH easier than having to pull all those weeds before you can even work the soil. TIP: To avoid the weed-filled garden bed, mulch it heavily after you’ve harvested everything. I usually put a huge pile of raked-up leaves on the garden beds in the fall. You can also mulch with straw. Not only does this prevent weeds from growing, it also keeps the rain from sapping minerals from the soil. (It also gives you something to do with all those leaves.) The leaves slowly decompose and can simply be turned into the soil in the spring. This is MUCH easier than having to pull all those weeds before you can even work the soil.

]]> By: Penny http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/05/17/building-raised-beds-for-an-organic-garden/#comment-303 Penny Mon, 19 May 2008 00:49:53 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=306#comment-303 Our garden is sort of raised :) But we were suckers and did the digging of sod business. I couldn't convince DH we could just do the newspaper/compost/peastraw layers and leave it. So I made him do most of the digging. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who has a weedy garden!!! But I am getting stuff out of it still. Greens and herbs mostly now it's autumn here. Loved the Kingsolver book. I'm giving away some eco bags on my blog at present :) Our garden is sort of raised :) But we were suckers and did the digging of sod business. I couldn’t convince DH we could just do the newspaper/compost/peastraw layers and leave it. So I made him do most of the digging.

It’s nice to see I’m not the only one who has a weedy garden!!! But I am getting stuff out of it still. Greens and herbs mostly now it’s autumn here.

Loved the Kingsolver book.

I’m giving away some eco bags on my blog at present :)

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