When beds sit bare all winter, wind and rain compact the top few inches and leach nutrients you paid for—either with compost ...

woman's gloved hand holding garden trowel of soil over a raised bed - Corinna Kern/Getty Images Raised bed gardening aims to solve many of the challenges gardeners face when starting out, giving you ...

Growing vegetables in raised beds offers many benefits. Raised beds give your garden a sense of scale and structure, limit the presence of weeds in beds, and are easier on the body as they require ...

You spent all season improving your raised garden bed soil, and now you're liking wondering if you should toss it all out ...

A question for Dan Gill: I have just built a 4-foot-by-8-foot raised garden bed. I will be using it for vegetables. What type of soil and how much do I need for that size garden? -- Lula Young Answer: ...

It’s often tempting to place your seeds and plants in the dirt already in your backyard. But if you want a healthy, thriving garden, you must ensure that the soil you put your plants in has the ...

Mike McGrath tackles your toughest garden, lawn and pest problems every week. Raised bed success and what type of top soil to use. Garden Guru, public radio host and former Organic Gardening Editor-in ...