Shallow raised Bed

[amandaandherveg]

I worked out I could squeeze in another raised but the timber merchant delivered the wrong depth of rails. He's a lovely chap and cut me the right stuff and just told me to keep the other timber.

So, I now have to find space for another extra raised bed It will be 6ft x 4ft when built but only 8 inches deep. The only thing that I can think of to grow in it would be salad crops. Can you suggest anything else that doesn't need a lot of depth?

[zazen999]

8 inches deep is the depth of all my beds..although they have got soil underneath.

I have a small selection of small raised beds, that I put on top of my other raised beds to give extra depth for stuff like carrots, and additional drainage for onions that sit as seedlings over the winter.

[snohare]

Parmex carrots, Kohlrabi, turnips....? You could have a year's worth of landcress, lettuce, mizuna and other leaf crops out of that size of bed no problem, you are spoiled for choice really. Now if you could just grow some dog food you would really have it sussed...!

[amandaandherveg]

This bed (if I manage to squeeze it in) will be placed on chuckies which has membrane underneath. The rails are a different width and bed size to the others so I can't use them to raise the height of the other - I still can't think of anything apart from salad.

Snohare, Time you came down for a visit - I have a hedge that needs cutting. Forgot about Parmex Carrots, I also quite fancy growing some of that lovely Yugoslavian Red lettuce.

[zazen999]

I grew tomatoes in a 6 inch deep ex-dark room tray once, as well as onions around the bottom. Got loads of toms [no blight that year]

Apart from long carrots, and brassicas, I'd be inclined to try a few things and see how it goes. You'd be surprised...

[amandaandherveg]

Ok, will have to go and see where I can shoehorn it into. T

[purplekat]

According to the square foot gardening man, you can grow everything apart from root crops in 6inch deep beds so you should have lots to choose from

[Incy]

You should be able to grow most things in a bed that deep. Definitely deep enough for courgettes and other squashes. Beans should be fine too. I don't think grow bags are as deep as 6inches so anything that can go in a grow bag will be fine in there.