Width.Toeliminatesoilcompaction(importantforhealthyplants),chooseawidththatallowsyoutoreachallplantswithoutsteppingintothebed.Ifyoucanreachplantsfrombothsides,awidthof3'to4'isbest.Ifaccessislimitedtooneside,considera2'wideraisedbed.
Length.Mostbedsarebetween4'and8'long,withpathsbetweenbedsforeasytending.Lookingforlongerbeds?LearnhowourLifetimeRaisedBedCornersandIn-LineConnectorsletyoucustomizeyourset-up.
Shape.Rectangularbedsarethemostcommon,buttherearealsoroundbeds,squarebeds,andevenbedswithroundedcorners.
Depthofplantingarea.Asoildepthof6"to8"isfineformostvegetables.Largeplants,suchastomatoes,aswellasshrubslikeblueberries,preferdeepersoil,especiallyifthenativesoilunderneathispoorqualityorcompacted.
Self-wateringoptions.Ourinnovativeself-wateringreservoirsextendtimebetweenwateringsandcreatemoreevenmoisturethroughoutthebed.Plantsgrowbetterandproducemore—andyouwaterlessoften!
