Non-straight lined Garden Bed concept Design.

Hello,
I came up with a new garden bed design, this is based off a bed design I have been evolving last couple years which was successful beyond what straight lined bed would provide, also as easy to water as a linear bed. I designed this primarily for a 12x20 greenhouse, I have an old garden I am working on, but I am new to it. My idea is that since I have a Mobile greenhouse, i will dig out this path design, fill it with greenmanure on the path, and when it gets warmer I will move the greenhouse forward, starting over again (takes 20 minutes to dig and seed).

Known benefits: stationary pivot in the divot for easier access to more picking at once, 5ft total sized beds instead of 3-4, hold more water and staggers/slows water retreat.



http://www.yearofthegarden.com/beddesign.jpg

please if you have feedback or ideas, let me know.

I fished out the wayback machine link on this:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120226174751/http://www.yearofthegarden.com/beddesign.jpg

It's a pity Russell didn't get some replies as I think this is an interesting idea for a market garden. It's sort of an elongated keyhole design. You'd have to think about the path width and bed width to suit your facilities.

Huh, fascinating. I actually like the "greenhouse tractor" idea more than anything else

Nathanael Szobody wrote:Huh, fascinating. I actually like the "greenhouse tractor" idea more than anything else

Yes doing it that way - as a means to faster germination - is slightly different to the 'move every few years when the soil is worn out' type polytunnel rotation I come across sometimes. It has the secondary advantage that you get the protection too when you are preparing and planting, which could be an advantage in less clement spring weather....Now there's a thought!