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I finally ditched the raised bed for direct soil and my tomatoes tripled in Boise
Tbh I spent 4 summers fighting dry soil in a cedar raised bed, then this spring I just tilled a 6x8 patch straight into the ground, mixed in 10 bags of compost, and my plants are twice as big with way less watering, so has anyone else found that ground planting beats raised beds in dry climates?
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paul2511mo ago
You ever notice how the second you stop fighting the place you live and just work with it, everything gets way easier? Like people in Phoenix who skip grass and do gravel yards, or folks who quit trying to grow citrus in Minnesota and just get a decent houseplant. Same deal with your tomatoes. Raised beds are basically little desert boxes up there, they drain fast and cook the roots. Ground soil holds moisture way better cause it's got depth and neighbors, even if it's dry on top. You basically stopped trying to make a fake environment and just let the dirt do its thing. Sounds like the whole state should take notes.
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