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A quick search of "raised bed gardening" will bring up a basic list of its fundamental advantages... Loose soil, warms sooner, less maintenance, better drainage. Those are all fine and dandy. Perhaps you have other reasons. Significantly raised beds are easier to work. Just imagine being able to sit down and work the beds instead of bending and reaching, hurting your back?
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Compost Advice 08/31/2011
 
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Every gardener should have some small part of the garden set aside for all the waste from the yard, garden, and home.  This is called composting and here's some help on understanding what it is and how to do it.
In simplest terms, composting is the method of turning organic wastes in usable soil. While one can get highly scientific about creating compost, this is my quick and dirty guide to making easy compost (the compost is, however, not so quick).
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