Best Soil For Raised Bed Vegetable Garden - HelpfulGardener.com
2012年4月5日 · Raised beds are a kind of large container, and need larger pore spaces in the soil than the native ground does. This is why many potting mixes (and even Mel Bartholomew's recommended soil blend for Square Foot Gardening) include perlite, vermiculite, or other "air-friendly" (?) ingredients.
Raised Bed Gardening - HelpfulGardener.com
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What is the best soil for a raised bed garden?
2007年2月14日 · What is the best soil for a raised bed garden? 15 posts • Page 1 of 1. emiwri Full Member Posts: 51
Filling walkways between raised beds - HelpfulGardener.com
2010年2月15日 · The beds are for my vegetable garden - I grow both summer and winter crops. Our soil is fat clay so having some kind of pathway surfacing during the wet season is highly desirable. I can't call if formal, not with my lumber pile stacked to one side, but we have parties in our yard a couple times a year so I want it to look nice.
Termites in raised beds - HelpfulGardener.com
2012年2月19日 · Bought 6 bags of what was supposed to be garden soil for my new raised beds. Mixed it with straw and leaves. Didn't notice any insects etc. Did notice it was mainly sticks and bark! So two weeks later I go out to turn the beds to plant and discover termite infestation.
Raised beds, is it ok to use treated timber? - HelpfulGardener.com
2009年3月1日 · Personally, I don't think the treated lumber with the chemicals is worth the risk. My vegetable garden is 100% organic so it wouldn't make sense to use the treated wood. In my area, the cedar etc. is like $30 for a 1 x 10. I've got around 800 square feet of raised beds so that would get pricey. I would add an option that I am going to ...
What are the spacings for vegies in raised garden beds?
2012年12月1日 · What are the spacings for vegies in raised garden beds? Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:41 pm I've been getting a lot of mixed and inconclusive answers from a variety of websites and books, does anyone know a definite answer or have a table on veggie spacing?
Pathway between raised garden bed question.
2016年2月18日 · I live in Chicago and have 5 raised garden beds. What is the best crushed stone or pebbles with texture to place around beds for walkway paths. Currently we have grass in between them. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Can I or can't I use 100% compost in my raised beds?
2008年12月8日 · I love the raised bed system you just built. You're going to enjoy that this spring. We put in 3 new raised beds last fall but I think I'm going to convert a couple of our in ground beds to raised and escape the tree roots we battle. Great site! …
Is Used Cat Litter OK in Raised Bed or Garden?
2010年11月16日 · OMRI does not recommend using pet poop for the garden. Cat litter comes in a couple of forms, the older clay litter (it is useful to sop up oil spills on the garage floor BTW) it does not clump. The newer cat litters are finer and clump when wet , so you really would not want that in the garden at all.