Filling Raised Beds

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  • 30th September 2015 at 11:20 am #31931

    plantmark
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    I have built some raised beds 450mm high. I have a plentiful supply of well rotted horse manure with no straw or wood chip. Would it be wise to fill my beds with this or should I add some topsoil?

    30th September 2015 at 4:28 pm #31933

    charles
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    That is deep beds and if you fill them with organic matter only, such as compost/manure, the level will sink within a year to three quarters or less, depending how much you squash it in (I would walk on top). So I would look to fill halfway with soil, then compost t/manure on top.

    30th September 2015 at 6:07 pm #31963

    plantmark
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    Thank you for that Charles.

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