Getting your raised beds ready for winter is simple once you know what they actually need — starting with determining whether insulation is necessary. The right approach depends on whether you still ...

Just about everybody agrees that raised beds are the way to grow vegetables in a home garden, especially when your alleged “soil” is lousy clay or construction fill. Raised beds elevate plants up and ...

Question: This is the first year we did raised gardening, and we had much success. My husband is making heavy plastic tents with the ends open to keep the beds from getting soggy, hoping to just keep ...

Raised beds are perfect for growing cool-season vegetables and annuals. Plant spring-blooming bulbs in your raised bed or start perennial seeds that require cold stratification. Use mulch and ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Raised gardens are typically filled with a rich, raised bed soil mix made of sand, compost, and topsoil. However, to get even better results from raised bed gardening, you can add other materials to ...

Raise your garden to new heights for easier access and greater productivity. Raised beds allow you to overcome poor soil by creating the ideal growing mix, plus make gardening time more comfortable ...

Does the soil in raised beds get old and tired over time? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will look at the potential causes and cures for a poorly performing potager. Plus: A sneak peak at ...