Vegepod - Raised Beds for Vegetable Garden - Self Watering Planter with Protective Cover, Easily Elevated to Waist Height, 2 Years Warranty - Large (Stand)

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The compost retains its heat and nutrients, so the strict rules of planting seasons can be significantly extended due to the base collecting and helping retain the suns energy. Because drainage is improved in Vegepodraised garden beds, and the cover regulates temperatures, early planting is totally okay too. The commercial grade canopy creates a microenvironment for your plants. This is great if you are a beginner gardener and aren’t really sure when to plant what, or if you simply want more out of your growing seasons. Bonus! You are spoiled for choice of what to plant in your raised garden box... fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers... the list goes on!

If you don’t have much space in your garden or only have paved areas, a container garden like a Vegepod is the perfect way to add some beautiful greenery, herbs, or veges into your outdoor space. Even if you do have a large green space, a container garden can be one of the best ways to plant herbs and vegetables – or even flowers, without having to dig up your yard. If you’re interested in becoming a container garden novice, we’ve outlined some top tips to help you start the perfect container patch using our Vegepods. SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER If you’re not sure about spacing, you can always try the ‘ruthless horticulturalist technique’. This basically involves sprinkling a whole bunch of seeds in a particular area and when the veggies sprout, pulling out the weaker ones to make room for the strong looking shoots - a mini version of Darwin’s survival of the fittest if you will. Tip #4 - Playing the Field What are the actual benefits of a raised garden bed? How do you build a raised garden bed? Are there raised garden bed kits? What do you plant in a raised garden bed? As we mentioned, having an outdoor space that is teeming with flowers and vegetables can be a hassle if your current garden is limited by size. Raised beds provide manageability and allow you to more effectively control bugs and weeds. Additionally, the roots will grow better because there are no tree roots to sap vital nutrients; the soil is faster to warm up as it's elevated off the ground; and the drainage is superior. Additionally, when growing edibles, many people want to contain them away from the elements, hazards and pesky pests. Containers have these benefits too, but also come with the added ability of being flexible and easy to move around – ensuring you can maximise how much sunlight plants or vegetables receive. However, they can dry out much faster than raised beds. Thankfully, plastic raised garden bed kits can solve these problems. Vegepod Provide The Best Raised Garden Bed Kits

If you have a balcony or small courtyard, then something like the small pod may be the perfect fit as at 50cm x 100cm in size, it’s bound to fit various small spaces, even balconies! Timing: We’d all like an abundance of lettuce, just not at the same time. So plant some seedlings a week apart for a few weeks so you have your veggies staggered in time with your needs. Be sure to plant seasonal veggies too for variety of produce. Here are 5 of our favourite benefits we’d like you to know about the quintessentially simple and easy raised garden bed – the Vegepod!

As well as the benefits mentioned above, there are many more reasons behind why raised beds are so popular – particularly the elevated kits. While raised beds can be close to ground level, this can be a barrier for those of us with mobility problems. Thankfully, it's possible to get raised vegetable bed kits UK options that utilise stands and trolleys. This means that you can essentially place your plants wherever you want without having to get on your hands and knees, bend over or even cross great distances from your door across slippery grass or unstable mounds of soil. These raised units can also come with other added benefits over traditional raised beds – including the ability to control nutrient levels and self-watering systems. These benefits alone can take some of the hassle out of gardening. Get Raised Bed Kits UK Wide With Vegepod After you plants your seedlings give them a good soaking using the mist-spray (20 mins). This will wet the soil through and fill the reservoir. It has a built in mister which you can connect to your hose for easy irrigation. Of course, you can simply hand water it as well when needed. It comes with a protective mesh cover to keep out pests such as possums, rats, butterflies and the like from eating your veggies.To build or buy a greenhouse can be very costly and depending on the style you want, you can easily be spending hundreds or thousands of pounds green that needs constant maintenance and additional equipment. Even before you have selected your greenhouse you may have to do extensive groundworks to ensure you have a stable flat and solid area. Greenhouses often require additional heaters or fans to regulate the temperature as the temperature can vary significantly, they can be super-hot or super-cold. Not only that you’re paying to heat all the air above paths where your crops or plants are unless you’re really clever with shelving systems Greenhouses can also reduce the moisture in the air, meaning the soil can tend to dry out faster and requires more regular watering or bespoke irrigation systems. This just adds more cost. Are you in need of a covered garden but have no idea what will work best? Tunnel house? Greenhouse? Vegepod? Let’s break down the differences between Greenhouses and Vegepod Raised Garden Beds. SOME KEY THINGS TO CONSIDER If you have a large space but want to have them easier to move, then go for multiple medium beds as you can get them on wheels.