The raised bed in the permaculture garden

Why shouldn't the raised bed be missing in the permaculture garden?

A raised bed enables the simple, high-yielding cultivation of fruits and vegetables. Various characteristics make it an essential element in the permaculture garden. The raised bed fulfills these permaculture principles:

• Maximum yield in a small space: The raised bed enables the cultivation of very high-yielding fruit and vegetables in a small area. A raised bed can even be created on the balcony or terrace.
• Use and processing of existing material: In the raised bed, grass cuttings, tree cuttings and garden waste are processed. You can find out more about the structure here.
• Maintain or increase soil fertility: Through the use of various organic materials Material and its rotting, the raised bed is extremely rich in nutrients, which means that fertilizer is superfluous power.
• Maximize yield through natural processes: the rotting process releases heat, which promotes the growth of the plants and thus enables an early harvest.
• Keep pests away, of course: Due to the height, the raised bed is less susceptible to pests. In addition, the damage in the event of a pest infestation is minimal due to the biodiversity.
• Long-term cultivation: A raised bed can be used for several years if the Crop rotation is observed. You can find more information on the principles of permaculture in this post.
• Gardening made easy and social integration: Due to its height, the raised bed enables comfortable gardening even for older people or people with physical disabilities.

Framing the raised bed - natural ideas that cost nothing

For delimiting your raised bed, you will find not very cheap wooden boxes in the hardware store, as well as foil with which the raised bed should be laid out so that the wood does not suffer. But there is another way. One of the principles of permaculture is to use what is available. So take a look around your garden and get creative. You can use your raised bed frame z. B. create from large stones, use tree pruning or from old flower pots, bricks, Tree roots or sward build the boundary. A mix of different materials is also conceivable. If you have clay soil, you can seal and stabilize the walls of the raised bed with clay or you can use chopped up or small stones to close gaps in the frame.
If you have no idea what to frame your raised bed with, just create a hill bed - it doesn't need a frame. You will find out all you need to know about the hill bed here.