Gardening on raised beds offers more versatility.

Last year, I changed my whole attitude towards vegetable gardening, Stewart said at the event.

I’m not going to eat more than a cabbage a week…so, don’t plant anymore.

Martha Stewart with cabbage

Johnny Miller

We had artichokes in a month and a half.

We had 10-pound cabbages within two months.

I couldn’t believe what was happening in this garden, Stewart said.

Front angled view of a raised garden bed planted with flowers and foliage plants

The Spruce / Jacob Fox

We had a crop of asparagus the first yearyou never have that.

They tell you to wait three years before those roots will produce asparagus.

The Spruce / Steven Merkel

Raised beds can be a bit of a learning curve to set up.

Raised garden bed with vegetables and herbs with chicken in front

The Spruce / Steven Merkel

double-check your raised beds have enough drainage and that you fill the beds with high-quality soil.

No matter how you grow your vegetables, Stewart has the keys.