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raised bed

I have a 1m x 1m raised bed which is 25 cm deep how much compost do I need to fill it.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Hi Patrick image

    Here is a useful calculator you can use. https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/soil-calculator/7558.html

    I use approx two thirds top soil (in bags from garden centre) and one third organic farmyard manure (also from gc). 

    I find multi-purpose compost breaks down into dust far too quickly to be of practical use in a raised bed which you're going to use for several seasons.

    Hope that helps image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • patrick 4patrick 4 Posts: 13

    Thank you for your help

     

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