Raised bed vegetable garden layout offers a variety of options for the elderly, disabled, and those who simply prefer a raised bed vegetable layout. No bending, twisting, or contorting their body to weed or plant the vegetable garden. These gardens can even be designed to be wheelchair accessible.
Layout Paths
The best route to go is to layout the vegetable garden so that they are about three feet wide with paths that intertwine between them so that they can be accessed from all sides. These are ideal for wheelchair-bound persons who wish to garden and enjoy the great outdoors.
Whether the paths are geometrically designed, or simply set up as a path through the garden there are many considerations to consider. Can a wheelchair make it through the garden path? Are there benches or structures set up that will allow an elderly or disabled person to sit and rest periodically while gardening? All of these are important factors to consider in raised bed gardening.
Design Garden Layout
Garden paths can intertwine through a variety of layouts including squared off plots or a lovely garden path that will allow the users to enjoy a walk or adventure through the garden area. Layouts can be in any geometric format as long as there is plenty of room to get in between the various raised beds.
Full access all the way around the raised beds is vital to the integrity of the garden. The person gardening should be able to easily reach the center of the raised garden bed from all sides of the raised plot. It’s much easier to weed in this fashion.
Smaller Size Raised Beds
Smaller sized raised beds of three to four feet are the ideal size to ensure that the center of the raised bed can easily be accessed by gardeners of all ages. Consider a three-foot by three-foot structure in the center of the garden and then allow for about four feet before the next structure.
Smaller sizes allow for more maneuverability in between the various structures and thus ensure that the person can easily and readily reach the center of the plot for weeding, fertilizing, and planting the plants. Small garden implements are then used to loosen the soil and plant various vegetables in the soil.
Shapes Of The Raised Bed
This can be done in a large square or rectangle or the garden plots can be in a long row as long as there is a space ever three to four feet to walk around the particular raised bed. Some have opted for Diamond shapes or even circular spaces as well.
Regardless of the shapes, make sure that they are never more than three-by-three so that all of the areas can easily be accessed while gardening. Focus on starting small and working the way up to a larger number of raised vegetable layouts to enlarge the garden area.
There are many great ways to design a raised bed vegetable layout. Consider drawing the area out on paper first and then slowly implement it into the garden area. Raised beds are an ideal solution to sore backs and easy accessibility.