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Re: getting started


Cherie Ambrosino wrote:
> is there a problem if I tweak
> the measurements of the beds?  I was planning to make a few - I can probably
> fit one 4X4 with the rose bushes but for the rest I thought maybe 2x2 or 2x3 -
> is there any reason these would be unworkable?  And regarding the soil - I
 have
> sandy soil well amended with peat and some compose - but would it really be
> good to use ALL compost to fill the raised beds?

        The two most important parts of the SqFt method are the spacing, and
the no walk beds (IMHO). I use 2' x 4' raised beds but have used 4x4,
6x3, or odd shaped beds in corners that still used the spacing. I have
even used 18"x18" squares for a while because I had a pile of stepping
stones for a walkway and they were 18x18. So it was easier to use them
for markers. Made 81 radishes in a square!
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