Raised Bed Mistakes To Avoid!

🌱 Our experts reveal the top 5 mistakes to avoid in raised bed gardening! From picking the perfect spot to choosing between wood and metal materials, and selecting the right soil mix, we've got all the advice you need to avoid the most common raised bed blunders.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Mistake #1: Selecting the Right Location
1:04 - Sun Exposure
1:28 - Water Source
1:44 - Soil Drainage
2:01 - Accessibility
2:15 - Local Regulations
2:30 - Mistake #2: Construction & Building Materials
2:58 - Building Raised Beds with Wood
3:48 - Building Raised Beds with Metal
4:51 - Mistake #3: Size, Shape & Height
5:46 - Mistake #4: Soil Selection
6:46 - Mistake #5: Failing to Companion Plant
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[@sharimuhamad5905]

Thank you❤❤❤❤

[@cmnr8487]

One of the mistakes I made was putting mine too close together, at only 32 inches apart, and I wish now I had put them at least 4 ft, 5 would be better, leave room to work and for the plants to spill over. Also I have terrible voles problems, and now the beds are so full of rodents I have given up and next year I won't even plant anything in them. I wish I had lined the bottoms w wire before filling them. Too late now and they are worthless. I have wasted hundreds of dollars on every thing to try to get rid of them-nothing has worked, I have lost thousands of dollars in plants -not exaggerating. It makes me so unhappy I don't even want to live here anymore. I just got 3 cats, I don't think they will do anything measurable for the problem, but my husband does not want to move and that's the only thing I have not tried. So far I have spent hundreds of dollars in spay/neuter, flea med, vaccines, food, cat doors, housing boxes, litter, ect ect for cats I love to pieces and don't even want. :(

[@katie7748]

Omg I'm so sorry to hear that 😢 I'm glad you mentioned the wire for people like me who are about to attempt raised beds for the first time (just moved so I've finally got the space) and I never would've thought to do that. My issue here is neighbors A-hole cats using mine as a litter box. I've even got pictures proof! Grrrr! I had to take out all the dirt and onions less than a week after I'd built/filled/planted, as it was too risky to leave that contamination in, and start over.
I can't say I blame you for being so discouraged, but chin up...dig the dirt out and start over, knowing what you do now. Best of luck to you, internet stranger 😊❤