In the spring, a raised bed makes the soil warmer and lengthens the season.
Fall Rye and Tilled-under Tomatoes Talking to the Snow
In the early winter, a raised bed makes the soil colder and shortens the season. One reason why planting garlic in a raised bed in the fall is a poor idea. This is when we want the roots to grow.
Categories: Agriculture, vegetable gardening
Okanagan Okanogan 
I dreamt of a bunch of university students building raised beds last night. I begged them not to do so but their earth-friendly instructors had been reading gardening books. Blah.
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Instructors hand out how-to-write books as well. It’s a cultural thing, it seems. Blah 2.
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