1. Better growing conditions for your plants
One of the biggest benefits the raised bed gives you is the opportunity to bring in a more nutrient rich soil. By giving your vegetables the soil they need, your overall yield can drastically improve. At Produce Denver, we build beds that fit your yard and give you the chance to grow your favorite foods.
Unfortunately, Colorado’s soil can consist of clay or hard packed dirt, making it difficult to grow some plant varieties. The increased depth of soil a raised bed provides gives your onions and yams a few extra feel to spread their roots.
2. Extends growing season
Being above ground level allows you to plant earlier in the spring because your soil will be above the ground level. The warmer temperature lets you get your garden going sooner. The same is true into the fall, where the warmer soil lets you go into the cooler autumn months.
3. Easier to care for plants
A raised bed actually makes it easier to care for your garden by reducing the area for weeds to encroach upon your plants. It is harder for the weeds to establish themselves because it is harder for them to spread through the ground or up the sides of the raised bed.
Raised beds are also easier to manage because you don’t always have to get down on your hands and knees to weed or harvest your vegetables.
4. Protects plants from pests
Being above ground level allows you to plant earlier in the spring because your soil will be above the ground level. The warmer temperature lets you get your garden going sooner. The same is true into the fall, where the warmer soil lets you go into the cooler autumn months.
Not only are your plants better protected from wild pests it can protect them from your own pets as well. I don’t know about you, but my dog loves to run around the garden and mark his favorite foods. By putting my plants a few feet higher, his leg can’t go high enough to ruin my harvest.
5. Protects plants from elements
Similar to the raised bed extending your growing season, you can also protect your plants from the elements a bit easier when they are in a raised bed. Being above ground level helps protect from early and late season frosts. It is also easier to install protective coverings like hoop houses that can shield your plants from the excess sun, wind, and hail.