Making raised beds winter-proof: helpful tips

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Making raised beds winter-proof: helpful tips


The most important points at a glance

  • The focus is on properly preparing your raised bed for winter to care for the soil, keep pests away, and lay the foundation for a successful new gardening season.
  • With specific tips – from the last harvest to soil care, frost protection, and covering, to planning new plantings – you'll find practical support for maintaining the value of your raised bed year-round.
  • The robust Monterosso raised bed from ELEO, made of Corten steel, combines high-quality materials and easy handling, ensures longevity in the garden, and also offers a natural look thanks to the nature of the steel. Snail protection.

 

Autumn is in full swing, and it's time to prepare the garden for winter. If you have a raised bed, it's important to make it winter-proof. A well-prepared raised bed is key to a successful start to the gardening season next spring and ensures that you can harvest a bountiful crop again next year. We explain how to prepare your raised bed for winter – from soil care to pest control.

Contents:

  • Harvest in good time
  • Remove dead plants
  • Soil care
  • Protection from frost
  • Use a cover
  • Keep an eye on watering
  • Remove dead plants

    After harvesting, you can remove any dead or diseased plants from the raised bed.

    This is important because it prevents the spread of diseases and ensures that new plants can grow healthy next year.
    Young pea plants growing in a raised bed, close-up

    Soil fertilized in winter is the perfect foundation for healthy plant growth in spring. Image source: pixabay.com, Denkfalle

    Soil Care The soil is the heart of every raised bed. Before winter arrives, you should check the soil quality and add compost or organic fertilizer. This ensures that the soil is rich in nutrients next spring – the plants will thank you! Protection from Frost Raised beds tend to cool down faster than the soil in traditional vegetable beds. To protect your hardy plants from severe frost, you can spread a layer of straw or leaves on the bottom of the raised bed. This insulates the soil and helps protect your plants' roots from excessively cold temperatures.

    Use a cover

    Cover your raised bed in winter with a protective cover. Special fleece covers for raised beds, available at garden centers or hardware stores, are ideal for this purpose. The cover protects against strong winds and reduces the effects of frost on the plants.

    Keep an eye on watering

    Even in winter, plants still growing in the raised bed need sufficient water. Regularly check the soil moisture and water as needed. Remember, however, that plants require less water in winter than in summer. However, they must not dry out.

    Check for pests

    Check your raised bed for pests that could survive the winter. These include, for example, some species of slugs. Remove all remaining plant debris to not provide shelter for pests. Loosen the soil thoroughly. Pests like wireworms, which love to feast on potatoes, prefer compacted soil – so loosening the soil is worthwhile.

    ELEO Metal Raised Bed Monterosso planted with lettuce in the garden

    The winter break can be used to plan planting for next year. Pictured: The ELEO raised bed

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    Tip: Our winter-proof metal raised beds retain heat very well and withstand the elements without any problems or damage.
    By the way: We explained what the ideal planting looks like in our guide “Planting a raised bed – how to do it right.”
    Annett Zahn
    by Annett Zahn Annett Zahn

    Plants and herbs are my passion. From a young age, I was able to build up a wealth of knowledge in this area, which my garden constantly benefits from.

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