Advantage in sloping southwards?

[bazzaboy]

How advantageous is it to tilt veg containers and raised beds due South? I remember from schooldays (cue soaring music�) that the reason it�s hotter and brighter at the equator is because the sun is at or near to 90 degrees to the Earth whereas in mid latitudes even in high summer it�s at an angle so light/sunbeams are less concentrated; even more the case in winter of course. Presumably about 25 degrees tilt is the maximum possible without creating more problems than you�re solving. But is it worth the effort involved? Anybody do it?

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[Alice]

Hello Bazzaboy, if I remember correctly 15 degree tilt south facing gives you the same advantage you would have 100 miles further south. So presumably you could tilt them 30 degrees and put yourself 200 miles further south. I'm sure somebody will tell us if this is wrong.
I used to garden on a south facing slope and I'm sure I got a big advantage from it.

[Phreddy]

South facing is good but I seriously wonder at what advantage you will get with a tilt. I suspect that there are so many other problems in UK that tilting is the least of your concerns.

[Two_Sheds]

You can create mini micro-climates in your garden by building small mounds (like raised beds without the edging). On the south slope you can grow warmth lovers, and on the cooler shadier north slope you can grow lettuce.
Watering could be a problem though if you have very well-draining soil (ie sand) like what I do.

[bazzaboy]

Thanks for all those responses (what are these "UK problems", Phreddy, we have no problems, the sun is shining... ) I may be wrong but didn't strip farming use a version of the bevelled technique, TwoSheds? (I ought to know coz I liv near Laxton, one of the few remaining places where it's still practiced - I'll enquire...). With the current fine weather it's hardly a problem as everything's racing anyway but I'm wondering if it could prove particularly helpful Spring and Autumn and for entrepid Winter gardeners. 200 miles south, Alice, would just about get me into France (or maybe the English Channel, glug!. Many thanks all. bb.

[Paulottie]

Yeah.....Crisis...What crisis?