Pix of my raised veg bed

As a beginner, I wanted to try growing some vegetables. So, last year Mr Mum (diy challenged) made me 6 for the "copse" end of our garden. They were 8x4 and made from decking boards.

Unfortunately, due to being at Uni, that plan fell through. So, while I was cramming for finals this year, I asked him to double up the beds so I had 3. He obliged.

After recovering from the stress of it all and graduating (yay me!) I finally got to plant the odd seed in one of the three beds.

Today it looks like this: (dwarf beans at the back, two rows of salad leaves to the left, a row of radish, then a row of spring onions (which are barely visiable to the naked eye), a row of carrots and a disaster of a row of calabrese (never mind, the butterflies and caterpillars have enjoyed them instead).

And here is how I have kept those pesky slugs and snails at bay:-

 

What a nice garden Mum!! It's nice and open. Mine can feel quite closed in with all the buildings and high fences. It does make for a nice micro climate though. Love the quacks too! Next time just net your brassicas to keep those dirty cabbage whites off!

 

And to give you a perspective of why I am pleased with my little self, here is how that end of the garden looked in June last year.

 

That's excellent Mum! Loads of hard work but well worth it. Your garden now reminds me of the way we do ours in the USA. Sort of a country type garden. Love it!!

 

Well done mum. What a difference, love the raised beds. I put 1 in last autumn and I am thinking another 2 this year

Rusty

 

Great inspiration Mum for planning a raised garden, something I have had in mind for ages. After seeing yours I really have to make it a must next year. I'll mark up my calandar now!

 

Great job....lots of hard work, but it looks amazing!!

I too have raised beds, and LOVE them.

 

Great job mum BUT like me, you'll probably learn as you go on, not all veggies like the same conditions, brassica's for instance prefer a firmer soil where the roots are well anchored, onions/garlic like a well drained plot and so the saga continues?

Learning is the "fun" part with veggie growing and we have some excellent "tutors" here on GC

 

From that, Vince, it seems I've put the wrong mix together Not that I'm too concerned; I think I'm a little star for growing more than an unwelcome, unplanted weed But, I do appreciate your advice, thank you *jotting down in my gardeners journal*