Sow What?
A Backyard Gardening Blog by Prairie Dog Farms
Real lessons from a real garden. Follow along as I grow food, make mistakes, and figure it all out—one raised bed at a time.
5 Lessons I Learned From Building My First Raised Bed
My first garden bed was lumpy, crooked, and honestly? A bit of a mess. But it worked. And along the way, I learned a valuable lesson about timing, frost, and why cabbage seedlings deserve more patience than I gave them. From soil mix mistakes to frostbitten cabbages, here are 5 real lessons I learned the hard way—so you don’t have to.