I have a hillside that i want to build raised beds with proper drainage. Can you provide any information?
hillside is approx 35-40 degrees. It is unbroken ground that I want to till and build in raised beds with drainage for each. Ever heard of this? Know anyone that has done it? This is the best area of my yard that I would like to utilize because it is difficult to mow.
The garden that I want to plant in these raised beds is vegetable garden and probably a couple of blueberry bushes and maybe some blackberries. Mostly vegetables. these beds i would like to be 3′widex10′long ea. three of them total.
The first and foremost thing that has to be considered in making a terrace garden is to ascertain whether the terrace can take the load of the garden. Secondly, there has to be sufficient drainage holes and the slope of the terrace should be such that water is not allowed to accumulate anywhere on the terrace. The third and the most important thing is the water proofing of the terrace. It has to be exceptionally good to prevent the leakage of water for a very long time.
Let us now start making a terrace garden step by step.