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Cipher wrote:

Thanks to all who replied to my previous question. Clearly, I've got
some work to do.

I've settled on a pair of 2ftx8ftx2ft high boxes to start the spring. As
for the wood, I'm considering PT for the rot resistance but something
nagging in the back of my mind remembers outgassing of formaldehyde from PT?

Also, the question of what they get filled with is kind of important and
I've been unable to find anything resembling a consensus. My current
thought is 1/2 topsoil and 1/2 aged horse manure as a start.

What else should I be looking at?

Way too much manure. Use about 29 lbs. of horse manure per 100 square
(13 kg/9.3 M), plus 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) brown vegetative material (leaves,
stems, ect). Otherwise you will leak nutrients like chemical fertilizers
do, and consume your organic material too quickly.
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