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Preparing a raised bed (vegetables)
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I'm looking for information on how to prepare soil for a raised vegetable bed (online or offline info.). In particular, I'm looking for a good reference to know how much of what soil and amendments to use and how to calculate how much I need to buy based on the size of the garden. Thanks, Brenan Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address. |
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Hi Zahn,
Yes, exactly that. I want to test the soil and prepare it properly, so I'm looking for some kind of reference (online or in book form) to get started. Thanks, B Hi, I'm looking for information on how to prepare soil for a raised vegetable bed (online or offline info.). In particular, I'm looking for a good reference to know how much of what soil and amendments to use and how to calculate how much I need to buy based on the size of the garden. Thanks, Brenan Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address. The answer depends on what the condition and nutrient analysis is of the soil you have to start with. zhan Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address. |
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Preparing a raised bed (vegetables)
"Brs36" wrote in message ... Hi Zahn, Yes, exactly that. I want to test the soil and prepare it properly, so I'm looking for some kind of reference (online or in book form) to get started. Thanks, B Why don't you plug "raised gardening" or any other like phrase of your question into a search engine? Val |
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:33:59 GMT, zhanataya wrote:
On 11 Apr 2003 13:10:53 GMT, ojunk (Brs36) wrote: Hi Zahn, Yes, exactly that. I want to test the soil and prepare it properly, so I'm looking for some kind of reference (online or in book form) to get started. Thanks, B Your best resources for information is right here and rec.gardens.edible. We might digress from the original subject line on occasion.;-) But there are some very very knowledgeable people her and on rge. zhan Large PDF file, 20 pages. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/potmix.pdf HTML version http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/potmix.html The following three recipes are adapted from a subchapter entitled Using compost for container crops and potting mixes in Rynk, Robert (ed.) 1992. On-Farm Composting Handbook. Publication NRAES-54. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY. 186 p. Vegetable transplant recipe Equal parts by volume of: compost peat moss perlite or vermiculite Bedding plant recipe 25% compost 50% peat moss 25% perlite or vermiculite Container mix for herbaceous & woody ornamentals Equal parts by volume of: compost coarse sand peat moss or milled pine bark "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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Preparing a raised bed (vegetables)
You can buy soil test kits from Home Depot and probably OSH.
Soil samples into the kit and it tells you if you're to PH or acid and what to add to counter. I tried one a few years ago and found the yard to be 6.5. Which is just about right. Best would be to take a sample and send it off to your county ag. dept. They'll (for a fee) analyze and send you a report with suggestions of what to amend with. I've had good luck with just adding a lot of compost to make the soil loose, so root structure is not inhibited. As well as manure/fertilizer and not compacting the final dig by keeping from walking on it. I've got to till a new area this evening before it rains tomorrow. I'll probably get only a few inches in the clay but the rain tomorrow should help the next few inches get softer. I've got a pile of compost from the city ready to be added afterwards. Good drainage, 12 inches minimum IMO to dig/prep I'm still learning. Clear as mud? Jeff Brs36 wrote: Hi Zahn, Yes, exactly that. I want to test the soil and prepare it properly, so I'm looking for some kind of reference (online or in book form) to get started. Thanks, B Hi, I'm looking for information on how to prepare soil for a raised vegetable bed (online or offline info.). In particular, I'm looking for a good reference to know how much of what soil and amendments to use and how to calculate how much I need to buy based on the size of the garden. Thanks, Brenan Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address. The answer depends on what the condition and nutrient analysis is of the soil you have to start with. zhan Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address. |
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Preparing a raised bed (vegetables)
Go to a landscape supplier and ask for raised bed planting mix.
"Valkyrie" wrote in message news:1050072647.817143@yasure... "Brs36" wrote in message ... Hi Zahn, Yes, exactly that. I want to test the soil and prepare it properly, so I'm looking for some kind of reference (online or in book form) to get started. Thanks, B Why don't you plug "raised gardening" or any other like phrase of your question into a search engine? Val |
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