Bed depth

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  • 23rd July 2015 at 11:12 am #31495

    Anne Cowell
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    I have made raised beds that are 10 inches deep and they are taking a mammoth effort to fill! I see Charles recommends 6inches, but went deeper because we are on shale with very little clay top soil, 2 inches to 5 at most. Should I stick to the 10 inches or make them shallower? Thanks.

    23rd July 2015 at 1:20 pm #31497

    charles
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    Yes every extra inch is a lot of ingredients! I made a 6 inch bed on muddy gravel and it grew well, with compost as its ingredient. I think a 6 inch bed is ok for your shale, preferably compost not soil.

    23rd July 2015 at 2:47 pm #31498

    Anne Cowell
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    Thank you. Off to get the saw out!

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