(Your raised beds by the front door look about 2ft high x 4ft long - roughly how much soli/compost would it take to fill one of these? Never been very good at calculating this sort of thing!)
Dolgarrog - I've been building some raised beds too and one is more or less complete and filled. It's around the same dimensions- about 2x4' and I've used a couple of bags of soil and two large bags of compost (125l each) plus a few containers of spent compost from the tomatoes and sweet peas (maybe another 70l?) and I'd say about another 70l worth in the plants I've put in - one plant was in a large pot- 15' diameter. Plus some grit.
In other words - quite a lot! About 8/10 'normal' (70l) sized bags of soil/compost I'd guess.
I'm sure there's a way to work it out though!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Yes, lovely job - well done Bob.
Brilliant results for all the hard work Bob!
(Your raised beds by the front door look about 2ft high x 4ft long - roughly how much soli/compost would it take to fill one of these? Never been very good at calculating this sort of thing!)
Dolgarrog - I've been building some raised beds too and one is more or less complete and filled. It's around the same dimensions- about 2x4' and I've used a couple of bags of soil and two large bags of compost (125l each) plus a few containers of spent compost from the tomatoes and sweet peas (maybe another 70l?) and I'd say about another 70l worth in the plants I've put in - one plant was in a large pot- 15' diameter. Plus some grit.
In other words - quite a lot! About 8/10 'normal' (70l) sized bags of soil/compost I'd guess.
I'm sure there's a way to work it out though!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
many thanks fairygirl! I'm glad you put it in 'compost bag' amounts - I can visualize that! (& the hard graft to come filling it in!!) xx
Wow, what a transformation.