End your reliance on grocery store fruits and veggies for good by starting your own garden in 5 dummy-proof steps. Imagine making a delicious salad for your family in the evening. You open the fridge just to find that you've run out of cucumbers. Closing the fridge door gently, you go out in the backyard and walk by your raised bed garden. There, fresh, delicious, and crispy homegrown cucumbers await you. All you have to do is pick them off the plant, wash them, and chop them up. Does this idyllic picture seem too out of reach? It shouldn't be! Raised bed gardening is the perfect simple approach for beginners who want to grow their own food. You'll be free from having to worry about weeds, pests, and extensive soil manipulations. Not only that, but raised bed gardening also offers ideal conditions for growing a wide range of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. You may now be thinking: So, what does it take to get started? All you will need to do is complete 5 simple steps to put together your raised bed garden, plant your fruits and veggies, and ensure optimal yields. In an Introduction to Raised Bed Gardening, you will discover: Why a raised bed garden is the right choice for your family The most optimum places you can position a raised bed garden Secrets for optimal yield that cost nothing to implement A comprehensive list of tools and supplies you'll need to get your plants to thrive Instructions for constructing your raised beds from scratch, even if DIY isn't your forte 10 kinds of plants that beginners can master from their first growth season When to plant your cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, and greens if you want maximum yield Completely organic fertilization and pest control strategies to keep your plants healthy and increase the quality of the produce The best soil care practices to give you amazing crops one season after the other 7 raised bed gardening challenges newbies will face, and simple strategies to eliminate each one And much more! While you're probably feeling excited about the prospect of starting your own garden, there could still be some insecurities and hesitation. Raised bed gardening is the ideal approach for getting started with gardening as many common and tiresome procedures areeliminated altogether. And once you master that, you can move on to the other 11 books in the series that will teach you everything from A to Z about gardening.