Interesting. I grow mostly in raised beds. With raspberries and blueberries in the ground. I honestly think I just like the look of raised beds lol. I always wanted a neat, fenced in garden with some nice orderly, symetric raised beds. Obviously grow bags are much better use of space. As we struggle with space moving seedlings into the beds, maybe I will try some grow bags.
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when, not if, when we finally move,, it's going to be raised beds. Either made from Cedar planks, or those metal Raised Beds (Vego, Birdies, etc)
but when we move, i'll be planting blueberries, raspberries, beach plum, and some apples and pear trees.
I've planted all those except the plum 🙂
I wouldn't expect so...
the Beach plum needs the sandy soil found near shores. I think it grows Maine to Jersey. but usually only on the coast.
i should also ask, when you originally filled them, did you use the HugelKulture method?
That is, drop cardboard, (to keep grass and weeds from growing up), put the bed down,
1st layer: add lots of limbs, large sticks, some fill, leaves,
next layer: smaller sticks, twigs, leaves, fill w/ soil, some mostly broken down compost, etc
top layer: good quality compost/rich growing soil.
We did. Cardboard as an inexpensive barrier to weeds. Then fill because good soil is expensive. Then top soil. I bought 9 yards! do the math on filling up raised beds it adds up quick. Then richer growing soil on top.
Will do.
I have heard downed logs, bit limbs, sticks, etc. for the very bottom.