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whats in organic bed

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  • 10-04-2011 11:53pm
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    the watchman
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    Hi all,
    just built a raised bed. Got big bag of general perpose compost. Won't be enough to fill it. I am not spending any more money on this euro sucking garden( I am not a gardner):D What organic material can I throw in to bulk it up. planting flowers not veg.Tried googling but can't seem to find a comprehisive list of any sort.
    Thanks for reading.


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    Planet X
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    Yeah, how big is a raised bed scenario. I built 6 over the last few years, and I know that each one took a tonne and a half of top soil to start.
    Then they settle.
    You'd want a big compost heap to supplement them, to boot.


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    shawnee
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    Anything organic ,uncooked veg , cuttings from the garden , even old rags could be put in the bottom , they will all break down eventually. Council recycle depots sometimes supply cosmpost free !


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    magicbastarder
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    shawnee wrote: »
    even old rags could be put in the bottom , they will all break down eventually.
    at the risk of being obvious - i'd check what the old rags are made from first!


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