Re: How do you fill your beds?

**R* R* <r*@gmail.com>**

The Chicago Botanic Garden uses straight compost in their raised beds.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:52 AM, dawn hummel <beedazzledgardens@yahoo.com>wrote:

> compost mixed with native clay soil in the PNW
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> --- On Mon, 12/7/09, N Sterman <NSterman@PlantSoup.Com> wrote:
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> From: N Sterman <NSterman@PlantSoup.Com>
> Subject: [GWL] How do you fill your beds?
> To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" <
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> Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 9:46 AM
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> Looking for a bit of input from other parts of the country.
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> What do gardeners in your part of the country use to fill raised beds?
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> Here in So Cal, we use composted organic materials mixed with sand or
> decomposed granite.  Our soils are totally lacking in organic material
> to start with, so we have to work hard at it.
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> What is typical in your area?
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> Nan
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