Raised Bed Garden Kit (Low)

Raised Bed Garden Kit - Description

This kit includes all you need to get started with growing herbs or vegetable in raised beds. Suitable for beginner or experienced gardeners, this kit can be used on patios, balconies or in the garden. Raised beds offer a great solution where garden space and soil is limited, also reducing work in digging & ground preparation.

Raised Bed Garden Kit - Contents

• Low Timber Raised Bed (LxWxH: 150x90x14.5cm)
• 1x Hand Trowel
• 1x Garden Kneeling Pad
• 1x Pair of Garden Gloves
• 1x Organic Liquid Feed (1 Litre)
• Selection of Seeds (5 Packs). Choose 5 From Below
• Please Note Choice of Vegetables in Customer Notes Section During Checkout
  
  • Asparagus (Connover's Colossal)
  • Brussel Sprouts (Maximus)
  • Climbing French Bean (Cobra)
  • Celery Seed (Celebrity)
  • Lettuce (All Year Round)
  • Leek (Toledo)
  • Radish (Pink Beauty)
  • Onion (Rijnsburger 5)
  • Scallion (White Lisbon)
  • Sweetcorn (Minipop)
  • Pea (Jaguar)
  • Cabbage (Greyhound)
  • Cauliflower (All Year Round)
  • Or Choose a Selection of our Herb Seeds

Raised Bed Garden Kit - Makes Life in the Garden Easy

• Raised beds are a great way to grow plants, herbs & vegetables
• Extra height improves soil drainage
• Height also deters some pest including carrot fly & slugs
• If growing in garden soil- raised beds offer additional root growing space
• These also allow for winter growing
• Once set up, simply add soil & start growing
• With hand trowel, kneeler & seeds you are ready to get sowing straight away
• Raised beds are easy to build & come with assembly instructions

Raised Bed Garden Kit- How to use

Setting up beds

• Choose location - A sunny, sheltered site
• Build beds - as per instructions
• You will need a drill to do this (screws & instructions are included)
• Ensure beds are level
• If positioning on a patio or hard surface place a membrane under bed

Preparing bed for sowing

• If positioned on garden soil, it is best to dig over the soil to increase root growing space
• Add a mix of garden soil, well rotted farm yard manure & multi purpose compost
• Mix well, compact lightly & level with a rake

Sowing seeds

• Seeds can be started indoors & transplanted out in mid to late March (See the Easy Vegetable Starter Kit)
• Alternatively you can sow most seeds direct into the raised beds from mid March onwards
• We would recommend placing a cloche over the soil 3 weeks prior to sowing - to warm up soil
• Lightly wet soil
• Sow seeds as per individual requirements - regarding depth, density & spacing

• Cover over seeds
• Ensure that soil is moist at all times - watering twice a week up to every day in the Summer months

Raised Bed Garden Kit - General Care of vegetables

Weeding

• Keep soil free of weeds
• Raised beds are easier to weed then vegetable plots
• You can do so using kneeling mat & trowel provided

Watering

• As stated earlier, ensure soil is moist at all times
• Water 2 times a week in Spring
• In very warm / dry conditions, water more frequently
• Ensure that soil is moist but not soaked

Feeding

• Use the organic liquid feed provided
• Full instructions are included on the packaging
• Add to water & feed at same time as watering

Harvest

• Again this will vary for each vegetable
• Lettuce & salads can be harvested all year round
• Spring sown vegetables can be harvested from mid Summer to October
• Most vegetables should be harvested before the onset of frost