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.
Filling raised vegetable garden beds.
Filling your raised garden bed.
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.
To fill a raised garden bed you ll need enough soil to fill the bed and some organic compost.
In this video i show how you can fill a raised vegetable garden bed and save money on soil costs.
Build a trench for the core.
However if grass is growing in between.
Regardless of size multiple raised gardens should be spaced at least 18 inches apart to make it easier to walk in between beds.
In this example i filled my raised garden bed practically.
Compost is the ultimate soil.
Steps to create a core gardening raised bed.
The problem with compost is getting it cheaply in enough quantity to fill a raised garden bed.
Good compost is rich in organic matter has good moisture retention great for soil structure and can provide lots of nutrition for plants.
Filling raised beds with compost.
Aside from sometimes adding bulk soil to the bottom of our deepest beds there is no other fillers at the bottom.
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.
Yep our beds are 100 full of all this good stuff.