Southern Gardening Guide

Spruce up your garden with fresh ideas and simple how-tos

Raise Your Own Veggies

How to start your own vegetable garden right in your own back yard.|Article by Rebecca Bull Reed

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1. Make Your Bed
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1. Make Your Bed

Working from either side of the row, rake soil toward the middle, forming a mound. “It should look like a grave,” jokes Gene. Using a rake, level the top. This will enable you to dig a deeper hole in quality soil and promote good drainage.


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