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Re: Raised beds


I don't use my fireplace, so I don't have a ready source of wood ash.  Any
ideas on where I can get some?

Delena
Columbus, OH

>The Perfect Soil Mix
>
>
>To Fill a 4 X 4 block or 16 Cubic feet.
>
>6 CU FT Peat Moss
>4 CU FT Coarse Vermiculite
>3 CU FT Sand
>3 CUFT Compost
>2 Pails of wood ash and charcoal
>2 1/2 Pounds of Lime
>
>1 lb coffee can full of organic fertilizer
>                           or
>1/2 coffee can of 5 - 10 - 5 fertilizer
>
>
>Pail  = 2 1/2 Gal
>
>Pg 65 Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew Published by Rodale
>
>Try it, it works.
>
>Ed in SW Illinois


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