Topic: Raised beds

[wardy4]

 I'm not being sarcastic, but whats the point of raised beds ???

[Unwashed]

Plants grow better because of the increased sunlight, them being closer to the sun 'n all.   ;)

[wardy4]

I'll have to put a red light on to warn aircraft

[Nigel B]

Blimey!
I always thought plants in raised beds grew taller because the roots were further away from gravity...  :-[

[lottie lou]

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Plants grow better because of the increased sunlight, them being closer to the sun 'n all. 

Crikey, I thought you menat the SON

[tonybloke]

I'm not being sarcastic, but whats the point of raised beds ???

erm,

1, makes gardening easier / possible for wheel-chair users
2, provides added depth of growing media
3, improved drainage
4, improved soil-warming potential
5, makes it easier to alter soil P.H. in a confined area

etc etc

[wardy4]

Thank you I just wanted to know

[becky0129]

one of my allotments is all raised beds i can weed this allotment in half hour the other one is nearly all raised beds so i have more time to sit on my chair  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

It can be useful; if you need to import clean soil, or you want to have an acid bed in limy soil, you suffer from waterlogging, or you have trouble bending. It's very fashionable right now though, and I can't help feeling a lot of people do it because of this. It's a lot of work if you're putting in raised beds for their own sake.