The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will re-release their popular agricultural publication Permanent Raised Bed Gardening online. The publication can now be accessed at www.noble.org/Ag/Horticulture/RaisedBedGardening.

"The Noble Foundation first released the publication in 1997," said Steve Upson, Agricultural Specialist at the Noble Foundation. "It has undergone extensive revision and is now accessible on the Noble Foundation Web site."

Originally available as a two-volume set, the new version combines updated information from both volumes and introduces additional material.

"Due to the ever-changing nature of the subject matter, including source information for gardening materials and educational materials, we decided early on in the revision process to offer the publication in an electronic format," Upson said. "The electronic format can be updated on a timelier basis and is less expensive to produce. The publication is also available in a printer-friendly PDF version for anyone needing a hard copy for personal or classroom use."

Expanded chapters on the application and use of plastic mulches and the selection and use of fertilizer injectors are included in the revised version along with an updated appendix that now includes an expanded list of equipment and material merchandisers, complete with phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

"I hope everyone finds the new and improved raised bed gardening publication useful," Upson said. "The techniques and procedures in the publication have been developed and refined at the Noble Foundation horticulture research and demonstration center and are based on years of experience."

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News Release Issued: July 17, 2007

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.