We're finally moved in to the new house, so this weekend we started tearing up the backyard. We're going to start off with four beds on the flat part of our yard (since the other half is a hill, which will be even more labor intensive!).
For this first bed, we dug about 3 feet down in the end.
We're going to put a border of bricks around it and put some more dirt in it, so that it is a little more raised.
For the next one, we're not going to dig quite as deep. Probably a little under 2 feet.
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Thanks! We added about a fourth of a bag of organic compost we bought at the store, mixed in with the soil at the depth range where the roots will end up (since we don't have any of our own yet). And then towards the top, we mixed in some better gardening soil (also purchased from the store) with the native soil.farmerlon wrote:The bed looks nice.megany wrote:...
For this first bed, we dug about 3 feet down in the end.
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What "amendments" (if any) did you add to the native soil?
Sounds good. The organic matter in the Compost and "Garden Soil" will give you some "buffering capacity", but you may also want to test the soil pH to see if it's in a good range for growing your veggies.
Some test kits are available in stores... but, a Soil Test submitted to your local County Extension agency is probably the most accurate.
Some test kits are available in stores... but, a Soil Test submitted to your local County Extension agency is probably the most accurate.