Size of each bed is 4’x12’. All that’s missing is the 50/50 loam compost mix for the one. Other needs a tilling and the extension as well.
Size of each bed is 4’x12’. All that’s missing is the 50/50 loam compost mix for the one. Other needs a tilling and the extension as well.
Why so much height?
Multiple reasons, ergonomics for one, and for more viable soil. For tomatoes and stuff you want a good 18” deep bed of soil.
Lot easier to go up than to dig down, more roots more fruits, and the tighter I can pack the raised bed, keeps weeds down and retains more moisture as well.
This end looks tall, the back right end used to be only an inch or so out of the ground, so barely 8” of good soil before the clay. Yes it looks overkill on this end.