[jambop]

Well I have just planted out my first raised bed    I was a bit reluctant to use it before the autumn because I have only just prep'd it but I had four really good St Pierre tomato plants left over after I had planted out my garden and given loads to friends and thought why waste them? I have to say the soil looked great it is so full of organic matter. It will be interesting to see how they do I also planted out some basil and parsley plants that I has left over so there can be some good comparisons between open ground and the raised bed. I do know though that extra watering will be required because it gets very hot down here in the high summer and I think the bit above the ground will dry out quickly but hey its going to be interesting. If this works out I can see me making quite a few more as the materials are not too expensive and it is possible to protect the crops should it be required I may end up having two of my growing areas converted to raised beds and the  biggest area saved for open growing beans, onions and stuff that grows in longer rows.

[Yorkie]

If you can find some material to mulch with, that may help stop them drying out as quickly as they otherwise would do.

[AussieInFrance]

I imagine the watering is less of an issue at the moment!