You're welcome! if you are planning on using stakes don't forget to account for it. I didn't and I can't get my stakes deep enough.

Thanks. I've been thinking about adding grow bags just cause I figure it be cheaper than building/buying beds but didn't think about the soil aspect!

Also consider buying topsoil and other soil additives instead of just compost, you can add a layer of compost to your beds, but you don't need to grow in compost. Also consider removing the wood, cause the beds aren't deep enough and the wood decomposition might not play well with your plants root systems. ❤ I'm sorry about the wall of text. A lot of the large youtube gardeners are in the business of selling, so they don't allow recommend practices that are in our best interests.

@@danibaie I hadn't thought about the environmental impact of buying compost. I figure since our compost is mainly recycled yard waste from our local municipality...that was a good thing (besides the plastic bag)?! I didn't consider removing the logs but did play with the idea adding additional height to the raised beds! I appreciated all the info...the more the better.

@@easygrowinggarden Yeah it's good that the compost is locally sourced, but I meant that having to buy so much compost yearly isn't economically or environmentally sustainable - coincidentally those often go hand in hand 😂. After the filling the beds, it sucks to have to keep refilling them. I forgot to mention that a possible reason the soil level decreases is that the compost isn't fully decomposed when applied, so it continues to break down within the beds. Im done now lol but I have to recommend the Blossom and Branch Farm KZfaq channel as a good source on gardening, especially on soil health. She's really helped me see through a lot of the consumerism in the gardening scene. p.s. I love your garden and it's great that you can share that with your family. Cheers 💛

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d6qmeLWJr7vbZGw.htmlsi=kTcLm0qxNATsb5MQ talks about starting garden beds