Dave Smith wrote:

> I have never understood the reason for raised beds, other than
> aesthetics. One would expect that since water flows to the lowest level,
> that it would need more watering.

For us, our soil is clay hard. I have no desire to dig and cultivate
better dirt. Raise the bed and bring in the "good" soil or do container
growing is my option here. It has nothing to do with aesthetics.

--Lin