Raised Bed

by Lake Ladies
(Conway, AR)

I have a raised bed for the first time (4'X20").

I have been told to plant a row of squash down the middle and watermelon, cantalope and pumpkins down each side in rows.

Will there be enough room for all these plants to produce as they all take up a lot of space?

Answer:

I think you will likely only have room for one hill of each of these plants in your garden. Even the smaller varieties of pumpkin, watermelon, cantaloupe and squash tend to take up a lot of room once they are growing.

You can plant 3-4 seeds of each plant in a little mound or hill in your garden. I would place the hills in the center of your garden bed, and plant one hill of each vegetable evenly down the length of your garden.