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I'm planning deeper plant profiles — one per week is the goal. Until then you'll find related material in the other themes: pinching out tomatoes, strawberries in the raised bed, perennial herbs. If you need a specific plant, head to the Plant Library — every one of the 89 plants has its own page with all the data.
May 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Most herbs are actually lazy. They want one spot, and then years of being left alone. Which perennials really stay in a raised bed — and which to skip.
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May 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Pinching out suckers sounds like garden folklore. It's actually five minutes of work per week that got me four kilos more tomatoes in 2024.
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May 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Cucumbers are my favourite raised-bed plant. And the one where the most things go wrong. Four mistakes I watched Mrs Schneider make last summer — and how to avoid every single one.
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May 7, 2026 · 8 min read
No slugs, no muddy fruit, right at picking height — strawberries in a raised bed are the best thing that can happen to you in May. Which varieties actually deliver, when to plant, and why year two is when it all comes together.
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Root veg wants depth and no stones. In a raised bed you don't have either problem. Which varieties give back the most, and how deep your bed really needs to be.
Read more →April 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Blueberry, raspberry, gooseberry — three berries, three very different needs. Which the raised bed actually handles, and which you should plant in the ground.
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