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Depth by Crop Peter Vogel ![Cutaway of a timber raised bed sitting directly on open garden soil, with roots and worms crossing freely between the bed and the ground below](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-1134-drainage-hero.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-1134-drainage-hero.webp) 21 Aug [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Raised Bed Drainage: Do You Actually Need It? Peter Vogel ![Top-down view of a 4 by 8 foot raised garden bed with companion planting layout featuring tall tomatoes on the north edge, basil and parsley clustered around them, gridded carrot and lettuce blocks, and marigolds and nasturtiums at the corners](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0123-companion-layout-hero.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0123-companion-layout-hero.webp) 21 Aug [Companion Planting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/companion-planting) ## Raised Bed Garden Layouts: 6 Plans That Actually Work Peter Vogel ![A gardener filling a wooden raised garden bed with rich dark soil mix from a wheelbarrow with compost and vermiculite nearby, a pencil-crayon illustration](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0326-hero-raisedbed-20260713-070738.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0326-hero-raisedbed-20260713-070738.webp) 21 Aug [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) ## Best Soil for Raised Garden Beds: 4 Options Compared Peter Vogel ![A living willow fence along a garden boundary, freshly planted rods woven into a diagonal lattice and tied at the crossings with new leaves breaking](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0480-hero-20260821-072441.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0480-hero-20260821-072441.webp) 21 Aug [Food Forest](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/food-forest) ## Living Fence: How to Grow a Boundary That Grows Back Peter Vogel ![A vegetable garden bed edged with a flowering insectary strip of sweet alyssum, yarrow and phacelia with hoverflies and a ladybug among the blooms](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0479-hero-20260821-071040.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0479-hero-20260821-071040.webp) 21 Aug [Companion Planting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/companion-planting) ## Insectary Plants: What to Grow to Bring In the Predators Peter Vogel ![A midwestern farm field in alley cropping, with widely spaced rows of young walnut trees and broad alleys of golden wheat between them](https://growperma.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog/images/gp-0478-hero-20260821-065450.webp?width=400&height=220&name=gp-0478-hero-20260821-065450.webp) 21 Aug [Syntropic Agriculture](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/syntropic-agriculture) ## Alley Cropping: Growing Crops Between Rows of Trees Peter Vogel [6](https://growperma.com/blog/page/6) [7](https://growperma.com/blog/page/7) [8](https://growperma.com/blog/page/8) [9](https://growperma.com/blog/page/9) [10](https://growperma.com/blog/page/10) ![GrowPerma](https://growperma.com/hubfs/icon-512.png) Gardens That Work Like Forests — the smart-friend guide to permaculture for normal backyards. #### Explore - [Blog](https://growperma.com/blog) - [Companion Planting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/companion-planting) - [Soil & Composting](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/soil-composting) - [Food Forests](https://growperma.com/blog/tag/food-forest) #### Resources - [About](https://growperma.com/about) - [All Articles](https://growperma.com/blog) #### Legal - [Imprint](https://growperma.com/imprint) - [Privacy Policy](https://growperma.com/privacy-policy) - [Affiliate Disclosure](https://growperma.com/affiliate-disclosure) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 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