A simple, practical guide to building, planting and caring for a productive raised-bed garden
A garden in a box
Raised beds make gardening easier: the soil warms up sooner in spring, drains well, needs less weeding and is easier on the back. Tammy Wylie, who has grown food in raised beds for nearly thirty years, explains how to plan, build and grow a small, productive garden in whatever space is available, even with little or no experience.
Who will enjoy it
New gardeners with a small yard or limited space who want a simple, step-by-step way to start growing their own vegetables and herbs.
What you will get
A clear, encouraging starter guide that makes raised-bed gardening simple and approachable for complete beginners, with step-by-step instructions and practical profiles of easy plants.
Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Raised beds · Vegetables · Beginners
Length
142 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
The first part covers the basics: choosing a sunny spot, deciding on the size and materials of the beds, building a simple planting box step by step, and filling it with the right mix of soil and compost. Wylie explains how to plan the layout, how close to space the plants, and how to water and feed a raised bed through the season.
The second part offers profiles of thirty beginner-friendly plants, covering common vegetables and kitchen herbs, with advice on when to plant, how to care for them and when to harvest. There are tips on companion planting and on extending the harvest. The book is short and to the point, with color illustrations, and it is designed for beginners rather than experienced growers looking for advanced techniques.
Friendly, practical and easy to follow, a good first book for anyone starting a vegetable garden. Readers who want to go further can move on to more detailed guides once their first beds are growing well. Its short chapters make it easy to read over a weekend and then keep close at hand in the shed or kitchen through the first growing season. About 142 pages in the Rockridge Press paperback.
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