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How to Position Raised Garden Beds

I am going to be putting up some raised beds in an area in Graham, WA. It gets full sun all day. Does it matter if the beds go north-south or east-west?
Thanks

Posted by woltzen on August 31, 2017

Marianne's Response

No, in full sun the direction of your raised beds does not make a huge difference. Just try not to plant the taller crops so that they shade the lower crops unless you arrange to have the more shade tolerant leafy crops (lettuce, spinach) in the afternoon shadows of the sun blocking corn or tomatoes. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti