It’s so great to hear that you have decided to start gardening again!
We’re not sure what you mean by using yard debris on the bottom, but one thing you might want to consider, if your new raised bed does not have a bottom (which if it does make sure there are drainage holes), is creating a wire basket that will sit inside the bottom of your raised beds. With that and the addition of a loose layer of heavy-duty landscape fabric, it will help keep the soil in place as well as keep the soil from coming directly in contact with the stone patio.
You will want to use a quality soil mixed with compost that will provide good drainage and soil retention. Since your beds are only 17 inches deep, you will want to make sure to choose plants that will thrive in that depth of soil, as some vegetables require 18 to 24 inches for root depth.
Hi Sharon,
It’s so great to hear that you have decided to start gardening again!
We’re not sure what you mean by using yard debris on the bottom, but one thing you might want to consider, if your new raised bed does not have a bottom (which if it does make sure there are drainage holes), is creating a wire basket that will sit inside the bottom of your raised beds. With that and the addition of a loose layer of heavy-duty landscape fabric, it will help keep the soil in place as well as keep the soil from coming directly in contact with the stone patio.
You will want to use a quality soil mixed with compost that will provide good drainage and soil retention. Since your beds are only 17 inches deep, you will want to make sure to choose plants that will thrive in that depth of soil, as some vegetables require 18 to 24 inches for root depth.
Hope this helps and happy gardening!