This work is due over the year

Spring: time to plant and sow

The garden year usually begins as soon as the ground is no longer frozen. In the raised bed, however, you can ring in the growing season much earlier, as the plants are at least in a classic way Compost raised bed receive enough warmth from below. A Cold frame attachment also protects against the unearthly cold.

Hoeing and weeding

Regular hoeing and weeding as well as loosening the potting soil between the planted crops are just as necessary and important on a raised bed as on a conventional soil bed.

Mulching

You should use open floor space between plants mulch, d. H. Cover the earth about one to three centimeters high with dried grass clippings, straw or hay chaff. In this way you suppress unwanted weeds on the one hand, and on the other hand you get a loose soil structure and protect the soil from drying out. In the case of a compost raised bed, continuous mulching also prevents the bed from suddenly sagging. Only mulch in thin layers and never with moist material - on the one hand this favors the colonization of fungi and on the other hand it attracts

Snails at. Instead, it is better to refill the mulch material regularly.

Fertilize

That Fertilize of vegetable crops is omitted at least on a conventionally layered raised bed. If you renew the inner workings regularly at least every six years, it stays that way. If, on the other hand, the garden soil is simply filled up as soon as the bed collapses or Only the raised bed anyway filled with earth, you need to fertilize it as you would on normal soil beds.

Summer: watering and harvesting

In addition to the usual care measures, watering is the main focus of raised beds in summer. Because due to the elevated location, the higher temperatures and the drainage layer inside, they usually have a higher water requirement than flat beds. Water raised beds abundantly and regularly in summer, especially for crops that need a lot of water, such as tomatoes or pumpkins.

Autumn: create and renew raised beds

Of the autumn is the perfect time to create a raised bed or to set up anew. Only digging, as is often the case on beds with heavy soil, is no longer necessary.

Winter: frost protection and cultivation of winter vegetables

in the winter should also a non-planted raised bed with mulch material (e. B. Compost and manure) to avoid drying out and thus the loss of nutrients. Under a Polytunnels(€ 5.80 at Amazon *) hardy vegetables such as winter spinach can be cultivated and harvested.