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I have constructed a raised rose bed. Me and my wife live in
Charlotte, NC and we have constructed a raise bed. My natural land is nothing but clay. We were wondering if anybody may have a suggestion as to what kind of dirt mixture to fill the raise bed with in order to get the greatest benifit of the bed? Thanks Joe |
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Sand, peat moss, compost, top soil (if you can find some that isn't clay),
and you might toss in some potting mix. I use 1/3 sand, 1/3 compost, and 1/3 topsoil. If you cant get top soil, get potting soil that is mostly dirt rather than the manufactured stuff. If you are making an asparagus bed, I would add about 8 inches of cow manure in the bottom and cover it with two inches of your mix, add the roots, and cover them with an additional 6 inches of your mix. Dwayne wrote in message oups.com... I have constructed a raised rose bed. Me and my wife live in Charlotte, NC and we have constructed a raise bed. My natural land is nothing but clay. We were wondering if anybody may have a suggestion as to what kind of dirt mixture to fill the raise bed with in order to get the greatest benifit of the bed? Thanks Joe |
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I forgot to add, roses like cow manure also, just besure it is aged a couple
of years so you dont plant a lot of seeds along with it. Put it 3 or 4 inches below the rose's roots. Dwayne "Dwayne" wrote in message ... Sand, peat moss, compost, top soil (if you can find some that isn't clay), and you might toss in some potting mix. I use 1/3 sand, 1/3 compost, and 1/3 topsoil. If you cant get top soil, get potting soil that is mostly dirt rather than the manufactured stuff. If you are making an asparagus bed, I would add about 8 inches of cow manure in the bottom and cover it with two inches of your mix, add the roots, and cover them with an additional 6 inches of your mix. Dwayne wrote in message oups.com... I have constructed a raised rose bed. Me and my wife live in Charlotte, NC and we have constructed a raise bed. My natural land is nothing but clay. We were wondering if anybody may have a suggestion as to what kind of dirt mixture to fill the raise bed with in order to get the greatest benifit of the bed? Thanks Joe |
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oups.com... I have constructed a raised rose bed. Me and my wife live in Charlotte, NC and we have constructed a raise bed. My natural land is nothing but clay. We were wondering if anybody may have a suggestion as to what kind of dirt mixture to fill the raise bed with in order to get the greatest benifit of the bed? Thanks Joe My land is fine black clay so I have a similar problem. I constructed raised rose beds by digging down about 10", and building up about 9". In early beds I filled the whole bed with a local "rose soil" concoction which consists of finely shredded mulch, orange sand, and compost. In later beds I filled only the planting areas with the rose soil, mixing half and half with clay in the areas where roses aren't planted. I put a thick layer of mulch down. About once a year I add mulch containing compost. So far no problems with drainage, which is good considering we've had several major floods since I put in the raised beds. Roses like acidic soil so if you keep that in mind most anything reasonable will do. Roses are heavy feeders so to get the most from them you should look into a feeding program. Those vary quite a bit by preference so I'd suggest reading up on recommendations, pick one that suits you, and see how your roses do. Adjust feeding as needed. There are a number of articles about roses at the American Rose Society site: www.ars.org Good luck with your rose beds. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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