This page has some cool tips for raised gardens such as using marigolds for pest control: -

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090116100729AA7b45X

According to that page….

“Marigolds are a natural way of combating pests in the garden…heck have you ever smelled one? They keep me away too! There are other organic means of keeping pests away too.”

Another useful tip is this one: -

“If you are building this garden above turf make sure to remove the turf before continuing. Leaving the turf will cause it to break down in turn stealing nitrogen from the soil above, therefore stunting the growth of your garden.”

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“Add a lot of compost, leaf-mulch, well composted organics stuffs and dig it in. Soil preparation is the most important part.”

This week I found an interesting story worth sharing: -

• Raised Garden Vie de Malchance

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