By experimenting with different ratios and combinations of ingredients, you can create a homemade soil mix that suits the specific requirements of the plants you are growing in your raised bed garden.

We've grown veg in 12 different raised bed kits to test how easy they are to build, how robust they are and whether they grow great veg. We've also tested the best materials for building diy raised ...

Fill your raised bed with a good quality topsoil and compost blend. Raised bed bag mixes can also be purchased at your local garden center. Soil is the foundation, and the most important ingredient, ...

A well-built raised bed that has a good depth and a healthy mix of soil and organic matter should not dry out completely, but shallow beds are likely to need more watering during prolonged hot dry ...

The excess liquid can only slowly seep through once the soil is completely saturated, and can't hold any more moisture. Ideally, you want to fill your raised garden bed with a good quality mix of ...