http://my-garden-tips.com Gardening Tips and Gadgets Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:42:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/10/small-mini-tillers/ http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/10/small-mini-tillers/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:39:05 +0000 John http://my-garden-tips.com/?p=287 The job of cultivating and weeding the garden is one of the hardest parts of gardening. In the hot summer months this can be one of the least attractive parts of gardening. Because of this, one of the most popular garden tools is a small mini tiller.

]]> http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/10/small-mini-tillers/feed/ 0 http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/raised-bed-garden-kits/ http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/raised-bed-garden-kits/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:13:27 +0000 John http://my-garden-tips.com/?p=122 Raised bed gardens are popular for a number of reasons. They can be built to a slightly higher height for those who have trouble working in a garden with all the bending involved. They can have the advantages of intensive gardening techniques like square foot gardening, which will typically produce more crops in a given space than traditional vegetable gardening in rows. One of the easiest ways to make to get started with raised bed gardening is with a raised bed garden kit. Here’s a look at a few of these raised garden kits.

One of the more popular styles of raised bed gardens are cedar raised bed kits. Cedar is a good choice for outdoor use because it will withstand the elements even in a natural unfinished state, and cedar is famous for its ability to stand up to insect infestations. It’s usually made from knotty cuts of wood that give cedar its characteristic look, and is incredibly flexible in the types of kits that are made. They can be in a variety of sizes, and come with extra trim options like finials.

]]> http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/raised-bed-garden-kits/feed/ 4 http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/building-a-raised-bed-garden-tips-for-raised-garden-beds/ http://my-garden-tips.com/2009/04/building-a-raised-bed-garden-tips-for-raised-garden-beds/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:38:11 +0000 John http://my-garden-tips.com/?p=106 A raised bed garden can help you put a garden in places where it might otherwise not be feasible. Since this will be a garden that will be in place for hopefully many years, it’s good to plan a raised garden bed thouroughly, and to plan it out carefully. Consider the construction, whether you will just use lumber for construction, or add a few raised bed brackets to support the lumber, or buy a whole raised garden kit. Here’s some things to consider.

Title: Raised Bed Gardening Considerations

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