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- What advantages does a raised bed have over a normal bed?
- Advantages of compost raised beds
- Composition of the plant substrate
- Gardening even on small and unsuitable planting areas
- Structuring and design of the garden
- Comfortable working height
- Tips
A raised bed has a comfortable height for working
What advantages does a raised bed have over a normal bed?
Raised beds are available in countless variations - from wood, stone, metal, plastic, in round, square, oval, for vegetables, herbs or flowers, with greenhouse attachment or without ... all have in common that they offer several advantages over a conventional garden bed , But even the disadvantages of a raised bed should not be concealed at this point: What is it there to plant? After all, there are so many exciting variants.
Advantages of compost raised beds
Especially the classic compost raised bed offers a lot of advantages especially for the cultivation of crops. The filling that decomposes over time contains many valuable nutrients, which is why the bed does not need to be fertilized for years to come. Instead, depending on your age and nutrient composition (this will decrease over the years), you can plant pas with high, medium and low levels of fat. In addition, a compost raised bed develops great warmth due to the rotting process inside, which makes many vegetables very comfortable - and one of the reasons why compost raised beds extend the vegetation period by several weeks.
Composition of the plant substrate
However, it is not always possible to install a compost raised bed. For example, it is not recommended to do this on a balcony or at a table-top. However, a raised bed can be very useful on many occasions, such as when you want to garden on a balcony or on the patio. In any case, you can customize the composition of the plant substrate of the planned planting - after all, tomatoes need other soil than rock garden plants or colorful flowering summer flowers.
Gardening even on small and unsuitable planting areas
In general, a raised bed allows gardening even where due to the soil conditions, the planting of vegetables or ornamental plants is not or only to a very limited extent possible. This applies, for example, to paved or otherwise fortified inner courtyards or front gardens, to balconies, terraces, but also to gardens on a slope or with very unsuitable (because, for example, very heavy) soils.
Structuring and design of the garden
In addition, with the different types of raised beds both large and small gardens can be wonderfully structured. For example, you can terraced gardens on a hillside using stone raised beds, making them usable in the first place. Several raised beds are also great for protecting a terrace or a secluded corner in the garden from the pristine plantation from prying eyes. Furthermore, the skillful use of raised beds can be used to design and separate proper garden spaces.
Comfortable working height
The comfortable, back-friendly working height is, of course, one of the most important reasons for the purchase of a raised bed. You do not have to stoop to care for the bed or laboriously on the knees to slide through the garden, but can work standing up or sitting down.
Tips
Incidentally, you do not necessarily need to buy the materials needed to build a raised bed for a lot of money at the hardware store. Instead, it is possible to use surrounding materials of various kinds for this purpose anyway. So you not only save money, but also reduce the waste mountains.