…harvesting from your own backyard. Our cedar Raspberry Bed is 8 x 2 ft. and 7″ deep. The bed has room for five plants. Special feature: an integrated support system to keep the rambling raspberry plants contained and upright. 3-Tier Strawberry Bed: Designed to match our other cedar raised beds, this pyramid planter is sized to fit 25 strawberry plants for a big yield in a small space, but it’s also ideal for flowers, herbs or greens. Decorative e…

…Booster Kit, which includes two 6-quart bags of Booster Mix (compost, Chilean nitrate, black rock phosphate and other organic nutrients) and a 1-pound shaker of organic All-Purpose Fertilizer (5-5-5). Treats 18 square feet (a 3 x 6-ft. bed) for one season. Gardener’s tip: If you are not planting within a week, cover the bed with a layer of straw to protect the soil. This will, however, prevent the soil from warming up and drying out. So yo…

nts been able to put all their energy into making tubers instead of producing new leaves, our yields would surely have been higher. Here are the results: Bed 1: 10″ Grow Bed: 13.4 lbs. Bed 2: 10″ Grow Bed: 12.96 lbs. Bed 3: 20″ Grow Bed: 20.76 lbs. As you can see in the photos, the plants in the 10″ deep beds were crowded and most of the tubers they produced were intertwined and underdeveloped. For that size bed, two plants would have been…

le: How Much Soil Do I Need for a 3×6 Bed? To fill a 3×6 bed with 10″ sides, you will need 15 cubic feed of blended soil. To create the blend, use the following quantities: 9 cubic feet of topsoil (9 20-quart bags) 4.5 cubic feed of compost (4.5 20-quart bags) 1.5 cubic feet of soilless growing mix 1.5 cups Gardener’s Supply All-Purpose Fertilizer Here’s how: Measure your raised bed and calculate the amount of soil you ne…

My 4 x 8-ft. raised bed. I love a neat garden that is intensively planted and incredibly productive. But I hate to plant microscopic seed, then go through the tedious process of thinning out the extras. Typically I waste a lot of seed when planting salad greens and carrots. And my back aches from thinning over-seeded beds. So, last year I was excited to test some special seed tapes. I love a neat garden that is intensively planted and incredibly…

…ive gardening solutions and related products. This tradition of searching the world for the best in product innovation dates back to our founder Will Raap, who imported some of our first gardening innovations from England. In 2010, we imported from 14 different countries, from Canada to Costa Rica, and from Asia to India to Europe, looking for innovation, good quality, good service and a competitive price. Many of our bestsellers, such as Garden…