[AT] Raised bed gardening

[Mike Meulenberg]

Hi all, when we moved to our new house late last year we really looked forward to having a garden again. With 10 acres of ground I figured I could till up a nice garden, as I had done at prior houses, and all would be good. Well, things didn't really work out that way. When I went to till the area we chose, (good sunlight, water supply) I made about 6 or 8 passes over it with the old TB Horse, and I had barely scratched the ground, it was pure clay, and very hard. My wife would like me to put in a raised bed garden which I have never done. I have the building part down pat, but I'm curious to know how deep to make it, and any other things I may want to know, so I'm not re-doing it in a couple years thinking, "I wish I would have known that when I put it in".

Thanks,
Mike M