Martha Stewart's favorite planting technique is a huge gardening trend for 2024 – she finds it 'very exciting'

If you are passionate about gardening, you want to garden like Martha Stewart. The homes maven has some of the most impressive harvests around. Now, her collaboration with Miracle-Gro is making it easy to tap into her top tips.

The gardening technique that Stewart is most excited about is the use of raised garden beds for vegetable planting. She tells Miracle-Gro: 'Not only does it contain a garden in a smaller space, but also, I think the productivity is something to behold.'

According to Stewart, there are several reasons raised beds have risen as one of the biggest gardening trends of 2024. First, they have a rich history. Stewart says, 'I think raised bed gardening is really nice, and it’s not a new way to garden. The parterre gardens of ancient France and England are certainly examples of raised bed gardening.'

Furthermore, this method encourages those who are new to gardening, or who hope to plant a small vegetable garden with no hassle. Stewart states: 'You can have a garden on your terrace. You can have a garden on a patio, or you can have a garden on a balcony of an apartment in a raised bed. It’s not messy, it’s neat. You can grow what you want and where you want it.'

As Stewart touches on, a successful garden isn't just about the use of raised beds, but also choosing the best soil for starting seeds. She swears by Miracle Gro's Organic Raised Bed and Garden Soil. Stewart states, 'We’re working with Miracle-Gro to introduce people to soil mediums that are the best dirt in the world. And we want to use that good dirt to grow our vegetables without the addition of a lot of other things. So, I’m very excited about that.'

She continues: 'These raised bed garden soils, especially the ones we’re working on with Miracle-Gro, have produced – for me – 12-pound broccolis, 17-pound napa cabbages! I never got that kind of production in my in-ground garden!'

Shop The Technique

If you want to be like Martha Stewart (and let's be honest, we all do), recreating her planting technique at home is a great place to start. Stewart's favorite soil for a raised bed garden forms the basis for the method. Next, choose your favorite raised bed. We love the wooden version for its classic look and natural materials, but the galvanized metal green version is a fun twist that might last longer.

If you are thinking about starting a raised bed garden as a beginner gardener, it's best to start small. A step like creating a container garden can help lay the groundwork for the effort and skills it will take to plant a larger raised bed, especially one with vegetables. This is also easier to maintain indoors, or in an urban environment.

Planting like Martha is just as much about the right equipment as it is about skill and research. With raised beds, it's easy.