Clarence Booker
Raised vegetable beds made from corrugated iron and coconut logs

July 19, 2026 · 5 min

Squash vines on a tall bed

Training the vines over the edge so they do not smother the rest.

Free

Bed by Bed

A free letter most Sundays from the garden: one bed, one job and one thing to try.

One email a week, most Sundays. Unsubscribe any time.

More posts

  • A letter, with its picture
  • No letter that month
  • The month hasn't come yet

  1. The tomato bed

    Deep planting, tall cages and a thick mulch from May on.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. Jul
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec

  2. The bean and pea bed

    Peas in March, beans in May and seed saved in the autumn.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. Jul
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec

  3. The greens bed

    Spinach, collards and kale cut at a comfortable height.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. The greens bed, July: Collards through the summer
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec

  4. The root bed

    Carrots, beets and sweet potatoes in a deep, loose bed.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. The root bed, July: Lifting the first beets and carrots
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec

  5. The squash bed

    A raised hill, a bottle of water and plenty of room to run.

    1. Jan
    2. Feb
    3. Mar
    4. Apr
    5. May
    6. Jun
    7. Jul
    8. Aug
    9. Sep
    10. Oct
    11. Nov
    12. Dec
Collards and okra in tall beds with dew

The greens bed · July 2026

Collards through the summer

Picking the bottom leaves and leaving the crown to grow.