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Master Gardener Scott Wilson shares tips and advantages of gardening in raised beds.

Gardening in raised beds can simplify and improve the growing experience, offering greater control over soil quality while reducing the need to bend for planting, weeding and watering. In this week's encore, Master Gardener Scott Wilson explains the advantages and shares practical guidance from his book, " Gardener Scott's Guide to Raised Bed Gardening ." Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook 5 Steps to Your Best Garden Ever - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It's what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions. Subscribe to the joegardener® email list to receive weekly updates about new podcast episodes, seasonal gardening tips, and online gardening course announcements. Check out The joegardener® Online Gardening Academy for our growing library of organic gardening courses. Follow joegardener® on Instagram , Facebook , Pinterest , and Twitter , and subscribe to The joegardenerTV YouTube channel .

People in this episode

Host: Joe Lamp'l

Guest: Scott Wilson

Topics covered

• raised bed gardening
• gardening tips
• soil quality
• planting
• weeding
• watering

Keywords

• raised beds
• gardening
• soil quality
• planting tips
• weeding
• watering

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Organizations: joegardener®

Books & works: Gardener Scott's Guide to Raised Bed Gardening

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