I started gardening for the first time last year but focused mainly on landscaping my completely bare yard with perennials and grew lots of herbs in containers. This year, I want to start doing some vegetable gardening!
I have the perfect place for a raised bed. It's the only place in my yard that gets full sun from spring to fall, almost from sunup to sundown. There is a bit of a slope back-to-front, so I'll have to either dig out the back or raise up the front to get it level.
I have some questions for you experienced vegetable gardeners:
What kind of raised beds do you have?
What's the material? Stone? Wood? Prefabricated? Plastic? Did you build it yourself?
How high?
What would you do differently if you had to start all over?
I think I'll start with 1 4x4 bed and maybe add another one later. I'm going to start with a few tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, and melons, and about 10 varieties of basil.
Boy, do I love basil!
TIA!
