yes it is the soil infill that is pushing them out,i will have a go at your ideas thankyou.

hi richard i got topsoil for £35.00 a ton delivered it seems ok,no stones or weeds & when wet it does not go into solid lumps. i have found a problem with my raised bed,the wooden planks used are comming apart where they are one above the other has anyone any idea how i can strengthen them.i hav...

luckily although we are on the start of the countryside the only wildlife we get are birds and the very occasional hedgehog.i may make 2ft high beds for cabbage,cauliflower etc would this be okay.

thankyou for your replies, i did not know autumn bliss was so vigerous. i wiil have a go at growing broad beans. i hope to have a few raised beds eventually. i want to grow fruit and veg also wildlife friendly flowers.

hi i am new to gardening, being semi retired i now have time. i have a reasonably sized back yard but it is all concreted and surrounded by brick walls. i have put in a raised bed 3ft square and 3ft high, in this i have put in topsoil which seems to be a sandy type,then some manure and on top genera...