Beginner Gardening: perfect size for a raised garden bed?, 1 by RickCorey_WA

RickCorey_WA wrote:
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet = 1 inch x 324 square feet = 81 feet x 4 feet

1 cubic foot = 7.5 gallons

1 full wheelbarrow very approximately 4 cubic feet.

A narrow raised bed (well, any raised bed) tends to dry out faster then in -ground soil, especially at the corners. M ine especially, since I use concrete paving stones 3/4" to 1" thick, and they have small gaps. I started lining the walls of the RBs with heavy plastic from bags of bark or soil (at least at the corners)..

Now they don't dry out as fast.

P.S. Since I can't kneel and squating or stooping are v ery shakey, I raise the soil level AND lower the walkway where I can.