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"unconstructed" raised beds?

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I have never tried square-foot gardening, and am fairly new at any kind 
of gardening, actually.  This will be my third year and I will be doing 
it on a much larger scale this time.  I just received a 25'x30' garden 
plot in a community garden, and would like to plant using square-foot 
methods, but I don't want to construct the raised beds on a property I 
may not even have access to in a year.  Can I just add soil to 4' square 
beds within my plot w/o making any kind of container or edge for the 
bed--just pile up the soil in a square? I would lay down some kind of 
weed barrier, either plastic or organic mulch, as pathways between the 
squares.  (I just purchased the Mel Bartholomew book but have not had 
time to read it carefully yet.)

I live in Northern Virginia, zone 7, and the soil is clay.  Has been 
somewhat improved in the plot, but still not up to standard.


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