Re: Raised bed.
Gosh Brian you make me realise how little I know about gardening,Re: Raised bed.
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That's a tougher question than you may think Brian, so many variables, but in essence as long as you have good drainage then a decent topsoil is all that is needed, and if you resist filling the bed right to the top then you can add good garden compost as you go along to raise the level.Re: Raised bed.
I just chuck in whatever gets delivered to our allotment site...compost from the London Waste company, and horse manure. I do hold on to the manure as it can burn if applied straightaway. I have a bin full of compost ready to put on. A fellow plot holder helped me clear my bed yesterday, and I just need to fork it over and get rid of small bits of weeds. And discard of the resulting green waste! Argh...a huge pile of it. (Hoping Diane and Lynda offer to put it in Diane’s car, which transports so much rubbish to the tip.)Re: Raised bed.
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My raised beds which I use for soft fruit and veg started off with a foot deep of the original soil from under the bed which was clay based.To this I added compost from the garden centre, my own compost bin content and well-rotted horse manure all mixed up together.Thread Tools | |
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