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Gardener and author CaliKim joins us from southern California to talk about growing vegetables in raised beds.

Grow Vegetables in Raised Beds

Raised beds can have a number of advantages:

• Soil warms more quickly in spring
• Less back and knee strain
• A solution for locations with less-than-ideal soil

How to Make Raised Bed Gardens

CaliKim says that raised bed gardens don’t have to be a box or a square. “Think outside the box,” she advises. 

A raised bed garden can be tailored to the yard and to the gardener. That could mean: 

• A shape suited to the location
• Choosing materials that tie in to the style of the garden
• A mobile unit to be place wherever there is available sunlight 
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 A much-expanded edition of Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t is coming this summer. For sneak peeks and updates, and to be the first to know when it’s available, click here.