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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6595 Location: New England (In the US of A)
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46061 Location: yes
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6595 Location: New England (In the US of A)
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dpack
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 21 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Slim wrote: |
I thought was to fill up other raised beds.... |
This bed is good loam soil, high water table but not heavy, broken up to a depth of about a foot, up to ground level. Then there’s a 12” wood raised surround. In this is perhaps 4-6 inches of compost/organic matter and then a similar depth layer of good topsoil, also blended with compost. No crowns yet. Intend to plant into this, mixing as I go, and top up. I think they’ll be a mixture of one year olds crowns and older, at a depth of 8-10 inches.
I also need to top up some of the other beds. They seem to be bottomless when it comes to wheel barrows of stuff. Not a problem; there’s no rush, the stuff is essentially free, time is something I have and, there’s always a shop to buy vegetables in.
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dpack
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
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Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 21 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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wellington womble wrote: |
Blimey, I’m planning on chucking 2 layers of cardboard down, putting a few inches of compost on top and forgetting about them! |
Oh, I have a bed like that, too. Pulled out the easy weeds, told the others I cba, cardboard, lots of water, and a few inches of compost. It'll be fine. Or not. It looks grand, and that's the secret to getting jobs crossed off your list. |
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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dpack
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sgt.colon
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Mistress Rose
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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dpack
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