Filling a Raised Garden Bed. Using Mel’s mix from the square foot gardening method

4/3/2021 Filling a Raised Garden Bed. Using Mel’s mix and the square foot gardening method. Part 2

We started by adding sticks and straw to the bottom of the garden bed (hugelkultur). This will add organic matter to the bottom of the garden bed that will slowly breakdown over time. The wood will help to retain moisture as it breaks down. After adding the sticks and straw, we began to fill the raised garden bed with the soil that was in my brother’s raised beds that we broke down and some of the compost. We then topped everything with Mel’s mix (Mel Bartholomew), one part peat moss, one part compost, and one part vermiculite. Once the bed was filled we covered the raised garden bed with Heavy-Duty Weed Block Gardening Mat. This cover had lines spaced out every 12 inches so it can be used to help keep the plants in line.

Day 1 Building the larger 4' X 16' cinder block raised garden bed:
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Supplies:
32 - 8” x 16” patio paver/stone
64 - 8” x 16” x 8” cinder block
2 rolls hardware cloth 4’ x 10’
Heavy-Duty Weed Block


For the growing medium:
Peat moss
Compost
Vermiculite/Perlite

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