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How to grow vegetables in above-ground garden bed?

Maggymay

I do not have any photos, but I have an above ground garden bed.

It is in full sun,I am in Perth WA.

What vegetables can cope with that? and how often do I water and at what time of day?

What vegetables need stakes?

What is the best way to get rid of snails and woodlice, what insects are beneficial for the bed.

I am a very new to gardening person.

I hope that I can get some guidance from this

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EricL

Hello @Maggymay

Would it be possible for you to tell us the dimensions of your above ground garden bed? Is it a raised garden bed or does it just have very tall sides held in by timber sleepers or pavers? Any extra information about your garden bed will help us make suggestions on what you can do.

Here are some handy links that will help you prepare your garden bed:

In WA for the month of January the suggested vegetables to plant are beetroot, capsicum, celery, carrots, kale, eggplant for February: leeks, lettuce, melons, and radish.

The information you need regarding watering, insecticide and staking will be available once you choose the vegetables you'll be planting.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

mich1972

Good afternoon @Maggymay. @EricL Has shared some great information on how to get started. If you are in Perth , we have another heatwave this week and to be very honest with you I would hold off until it cools down.

mich1972

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/34634#Comment_34634

Really not a good week to be planting vegetable seedlings

Maggymay

I certainly will not be planting at this time. I want to get the bed ready for cooler weather.

maggymay

Maggymay

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/34634#Comment_34634

Thanks mich1972.

I will not be planting at this time, as I am an older person I stay home when it is so hot.

maggymay

mich1972

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/79642#Comment_79642

Take care in the heatwave @Maggymay. When it finally cools down we can talk again about your edibles and soils 🌿😃🌿

Maggymay

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/79628#Comment_79628

Thanks for the advice. I bought all of the other items for the bed, I will not be doing anything until the weather cools down.

I just want to firstly get the bed ready free of weeds and anything else that need to be done.

I bought some stakes for the tomatoes and capsicums. Later I would not mind growing some cucumbers and things like that.

I want to take it slow as I am slow these days, I am 83 and cannot walk too far.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/104234#Comment_104234

Feel free to post whenever you need a hand with this project or anything else around the house and garden @Maggymay. We're here to help.

Jason

Maggymay

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/119195#Comment_119195

Hi Jason.

I do need help.

Yesterday I went to Bunnings at Cannington WA. I was looking for items to clear my bed( I inherited it, live in a community)

And make it ready for the cooler months, I am hoping to grow cucumbers, tomatoes,lettuce capsicum and possibly beans,

I do know that these have to be staked.

I am going to weed the bed, do you think that when I have done that I can put down several layers of newsprint before I add any new soil.

As this bed is in a retirement village we cannot have a compost, but can I take my vegetable scraps and dig them into the garden?

As you can tell I am a new person to the raised bed, I would like it to be productive. The bed is about 2mt long and 1mt wide.I do not have a garden as I live in a 2 bed apartment

MitchellMc

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/128165#Comment_128165

Hello @Maggymay

Putting on the newspaper before the new soil sounds like a good idea, as it will help suppress any weeds that might try to sprout up.

You could mix some vegetable scraps into the garden now, but they will take time to break down. Is a compost bin completely out of the question? Perhaps you could mention to the community management that their waste could go in there instead of the bins. We also have indoor benchtop Bokashi bins for composting that you could have inside your apartment. If the compost bin idea does not work, you can always buy compost by the bag.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

Maggymay

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/133980#Comment_133980

Hi MitchellMc

My community has bins for food waste and that is taken away. I do not fancy delving into a wheelie bin. I will try to save vegie scraps in a small bucket that I have.

I am not going to plant anything until we have some cooler days.

I am just going to get the bed really ready to give the plants the best chance.

The bed is about 1mt wide and 3/4 mts long, it gets full sun most of the day, (it has tree shade in the afternoon)

I has a water system in it, but I think that the water is turned on maybe every 2/3 days.

Maggymay

My raised garden bed is nearly ready, on Wednesday we will put in the new soil, (Iforgot the name) one of the staff showed us what to get. I must say that the staff are very helpful.

A friend gave me some lettuce seeds,and parsley.

She is a very knowledgeable gardener,

I am so looking forward to planting and reaping the rewards,I hope to grow cucumbers, tomatoes and capsicumms.

I will also be asking my other gardeners in the village when to plant what, I know that I can get them at bunnings, but I no longer drive and have to wait for my son to take me anywhere,I am getting very excited to start the planting.

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/35163#Comment_35163

Many thanks for the positive feedback @Maggymay. Looking forward to seeing your harvest.

Jason

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