My dad is letting me use a portion of his property for my garden (that sits and does nothing anyway) however he is making it difficult because he has an underground sprinkler systems and doesn't have the blueprints of the wires underground. I think the landscaper can figure it out, or he knows but my dad has yet to ask him.
So heres my problem; I wanted to do a raised bed that would fit about 50 plants with rows of two. Now that my dad is being difficult I am thinking of just getting some big plastic containers instead but I feel like the containers would cost more and stunt the growth (not completely, but a little bit) because the roots are restricted to just the container. On top of that, doesn't soil dry out quicker in pots rather than in the ground?
Which is more cost effective; pots or raised bed? Which is easier to care for at a location I am not at all the time? Which is best for the plants?
Let me know your experience and thoughts, thanks!!!!
xo nicole
So heres my problem; I wanted to do a raised bed that would fit about 50 plants with rows of two. Now that my dad is being difficult I am thinking of just getting some big plastic containers instead but I feel like the containers would cost more and stunt the growth (not completely, but a little bit) because the roots are restricted to just the container. On top of that, doesn't soil dry out quicker in pots rather than in the ground?
Which is more cost effective; pots or raised bed? Which is easier to care for at a location I am not at all the time? Which is best for the plants?
Let me know your experience and thoughts, thanks!!!!
xo nicole