In this video i show how you can fill a raised vegetable garden bed and save money on soil costs.
Filling raised vegetable garden beds.
Now that we have a better idea of the types of materials we want to add to our raised beds it is time to fill them up.
Aside from sometimes adding bulk soil to the bottom of our deepest beds there is no other fillers at the bottom.
Regardless of size multiple raised gardens should be spaced at least 18 inches apart to make it easier to walk in between beds.
Good compost is rich in organic matter has good moisture retention great for soil structure and can provide lots of nutrition for plants.
To fill a raised garden bed you ll need enough soil to fill the bed and some organic compost.
Compost is the ultimate soil.
You should use native soil from your yard if possible since this will be best for your plants.
Just how the roots.
These steps can be used whether you have an existing raised bed or you are filling up a new empty raised bed.
A raised garden bed is a freestanding structure usually constructed of wood sides about 1 to 2 feet above the ground and can vary greatly in area.
If you can t use native soil purchase a nutrient rich mixture from your local gardening store.
However if grass is growing in between.
Filling your raised garden bed.
Build a trench around 8 12 inches deep and about 1 2 feet down the middle of the raised bed.
Steps to create a core gardening raised bed.
Yep our beds are 100 full of all this good stuff.
In this example i filled my raised garden bed practically.