Kathy's Raised Garden Beds

“This year was the perfect time for my husband and me to build some raised beds in our backyard.  I love to be puttering in a garden and since we moved into our home 2 years ago, we’ve realized that the ground is not the best for growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers. 

The ground soil is mostly clay and rock which makes digging imperative for me and so we decided to have Rick build three 4’ x 10’ raised beds on the west side of our backyard.  We both love blueberries and raspberries, and I can already see some fruit growing on a few of the bushes!  I found some beautiful lettuce starts and broccoli so we will try them this year.  I was late in getting vegetables like potatoes, beets and carrots and will plan early next spring to incorporate them into one of the beds.  For herbs we use a lot of basil throughout the summer and planted it along with dill and rosemary.  For my cutting garden I love Dahlia’s and have Phlox and Salvia.

I will keep you posted with my garden’s progress throughout the summer.  Happy Gardening!!” -Kathy