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feldon30 · January 5, 2012

One thing to realize:

If you have a yard full of sticky heavy poorly draining clay, dig some of it out, and add good soil, you're just creating a "well" effect. Whenever it rains, the part you dug out will fill up with water and stay waterlogged for hours/days, killing everything you plant in it.

Raised Beds allow you to rise above the problem all while slowly improving the underlying and surrounding soil.

January 5, 2012	#5
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	One thing to realize: If you have a yard full of sticky heavy poorly draining clay, dig some of it out, and add good soil, you're just creating a "well" effect. Whenever it rains, the part you dug out will fill up with water and stay waterlogged for hours/days, killing everything you plant in it. Raised Beds allow you to rise above the problem all while slowly improving the underlying and surrounding soil. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]