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soil for raise beds

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  • 05-01-2016 10:01pm
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    okedoke
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭


    I've built 3 raised beds to try my hand at growing some veg.



    Now I need to fill them. Volume of each bed is 0.864 cubic metres, so total of 2.6 cubic m.

    I was thinking of using 2 cubic metres of topsoil, 0.2 cub m of garden compost and 0.4 of peat moss. Does this soundd reasonable?

    Also, should I add some kind of fertiliser to the soil and if so, now or closer to sowing time.

    Thanks


    Steve


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    Stephen93
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    Hey OP.

    That mix would provide a good drainage but wouldn't be very fertile as there is a lack of nutrients in both the peat moss and topsoil.

    An alternative would be to add a cubic metre of Farmyard manure that you can buy in a garden centre, but an even better product which is cheap enough is called Envirogrins veggie mix.

    It's like a rocket fuel for veg in raised beds so there will be no need for extra fertiliser. It's also very well draining so the weather were currently having shouldn't be a problem. Usually sold for €80-90 per cubic metre. Mix that with topsoil and your plants will love it.


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    okedoke
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭okedoke


    Thanks, will look into that


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    Hocus Focus
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭Hocus Focus


    Stephen93 wrote: »
    Hey OP.

    That mix would provide a good drainage but wouldn't be very fertile as there is a lack of nutrients in both the peat moss and topsoil.

    An alternative would be to add a cubic metre of Farmyard manure that you can buy in a garden centre, but an even better product which is cheap enough is called Envirogrins veggie mix.

    It's like a rocket fuel for veg in raised beds so there will be no need for extra fertiliser. It's also very well draining so the weather were currently having shouldn't be a problem. Usually sold for €80-90 per cubic metre. Mix that with topsoil and your plants will love it.
    Except for taproots like carrots and parsnips. They grow multi-legged in the presence of nutrients.


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