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Veg bed

dtbmufcdtbmufc Posts: 3
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I have just done a raised veg bed 8 ft x 4ft x 20", it is stood on compact earth, is it deep enough?

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    I would say so dtbmufc, depends what you are intending to grow but most veg will be happy in 1' or so.  Even brassicas which should be planted deep should be OK.  What are you planning to grow in it?
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • dtbmufcdtbmufc Posts: 3
    Peas. broad beans, turnips, radishs anything hardy for now.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    They will all be fine then.  I have a hard pan of clay about a foot down and I grow all of those (except radishes, yuk!) and parsnips and carrots.

    Go for it!  :)
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • dtbmufcdtbmufc Posts: 3
    CHEERS
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