I think 6′ is too wide as well, however, I had to consider it when I was told that it was “too small”. When you’re standing in the stringed perimeter it does seem small, however, once you envision filling it up with soil, mulch and plants producing lots of fruits and veggies you can start to feel how big it’ll be. Especially when you factor in weeds and watering. This will be the space that I put a lot of the larger vegetables like potatoes, corn, pumpkin, squash, rutabaga and watermelon. It’s a test area as well where I hope to plant some sweet potato slips if they ever start growing from the tubers.

Yes, I’m a little bit overwhelmed right now but I hope that it’ll settle down soon. Hopefully after I plant the gladiola corms, pot up the seedlings, sow the melons and squash in peat pots and direct sow the radish, beets, onion bulbs, spinach, lettuce and carrots. That and more.

We just finished building two 4′ x 8′ beds and I think the 4′ width is perfect. I experimented with reaching in to the middle of the bed before we actually nailed the boards together and it was comfortable. I think 6′ wide might be too much.