4 Tips For Growing Veggies In Raised Garden Beds In Brisbane
Rocket, lettuce and spinach I’m growing in my raised garden beds in Brisbane
I’ve been growing vegetables in my backyard for over 10 years, but it has only been in the last year that I have discovered and started using raised garden beds in my Brisbane home.
What prompted the change was moving to a new house, and, for a while there I thought I wouldn’t grow vegetables because I no longer had garden beds available, but as a true green thumb I couldn't stand not growing my own produce and flowers, so I decided to give raised garden beds a try.
Now that I’ve grown a heap of herbs, flowers and autumn veggies in them, I’ve have quite a lot to share about it that I didn't know before - including one major tip a lady at Bunnings gave me by accident that has saved my deck! If you are new to growing veggies in raised garden beds in Brisbane, check out the 4 tips below.
Some of the steps I took planting veggies into my raised garden beds on my Brisbane balcony (above)
Raised Garden Beds Brisbane | 4 Tips
#1 Place them on concrete or tiles, not timber! This is what the lady from Bunnings told me and I was guilty of placing the raised garden beds on my timber deck. Water exits through the bottom of the legs which can soak the timber and cause damage, so I moved my planters down to my courtyard instead. Problem solved.
#2 Don’t overfill them! I’ve used small black planter boxes/raised garden beds from Bunnings and realised that they work best with 6-8 seedlings in each. E.g. 6 basil or 8 lettuce is the right amount to give them enough space.
#3 Don’t overwater them! Most veggies and flowers need to be watered daily; however, I have noticed with my planter boxes that they tend towards too wet and retain a lot of water rather than the other way. If you start getting a few little mushrooms popping up you know it’s too damp - hold off watering for a day or two to let it dry out a little.
#4 Stick with smaller plants! I’ve found that leafy greens like lettuce, rocket and spinach work really well as well as herbs like basil and coriander. Super large plants like broccoli or cabbages or tall flowers like sunflowers are not a great fit in planter boxes this size.
I have 10 raised garden beds in my tiled courtyard in inner city Brisbane
Looking for more information? Check out my take on The Best Vegetables To Grow In Brisbane, Month By Month or Easy Raised Garden Bed Ideas For Brisbane.
