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| Raised garden beds need organic material added to the soil every few years. |
I got off to an early start on the garden this year, trimming my perennial herbs much earlier than I usually do. Then a combination of me being sick and lots of rainy days in Utah conspired to put the garden on hold until this week. Raised garden beds are wonderful because they don't require lots of maintenance, but your raised beds will produce healthier plants if you enrich the soil with organic material at least every few years. You can buy bags of organic compost at a garden store, but many cities that collect yard waste also grind it up and create compost that's sold by the truckload. I don't have a truck, but I am lucky enough to have a great family, and this year my brother-in-law Clayton offered to bring me a load of compost and till it into the soil for me. (Thanks Clayton!)
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