Hi folks...I have two seperate, but related questions....
First off, I want to build some raised beds this year because my soil is just so bad, never drains well and is clay and rock mostly. I have a 50x40 regular garden, but can't increase the size much, so I want to add a bunch of raised beds on top of the lawn....
Questions: I have a surplus of non-PT 2x8's (used from a demoltion project) that I want to use...is 8 inches deep, deep enough? Mostly peppers, eggplants tomatos and lettuce will be in the raised beds this year....
Also, since my soil is so bad, I was going to order a truckload of organic compost...can I just fill the beds with the compost and grow in that, or do I actually need to have some "dirt" too?
When I build the raised beds (4'x8' long) can I just line the bottom with newspaper or something to kill the grass before I fill the boses with the compost and/or soil? or do I need to excavate under the boxes too (this would be hard, lots of ledge and poor soil under where the boxes are going to go...).
Thanks all!
-Eb
First off, I want to build some raised beds this year because my soil is just so bad, never drains well and is clay and rock mostly. I have a 50x40 regular garden, but can't increase the size much, so I want to add a bunch of raised beds on top of the lawn....
Questions: I have a surplus of non-PT 2x8's (used from a demoltion project) that I want to use...is 8 inches deep, deep enough? Mostly peppers, eggplants tomatos and lettuce will be in the raised beds this year....
Also, since my soil is so bad, I was going to order a truckload of organic compost...can I just fill the beds with the compost and grow in that, or do I actually need to have some "dirt" too?
When I build the raised beds (4'x8' long) can I just line the bottom with newspaper or something to kill the grass before I fill the boses with the compost and/or soil? or do I need to excavate under the boxes too (this would be hard, lots of ledge and poor soil under where the boxes are going to go...).
Thanks all!
-Eb