Help with raised beds
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- Subject: Help with raised beds
- From: M* B*
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:26:23 -0700
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>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>Subject: Help with raised beds
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>Hi Folks -- this is only slightly OT, but I hope you can help anyway.
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>Last year, my children's school built four raised beds for a children's
>garden. They intended to grow mostly veggies and some flowers. The beds
>are about 16 feet long, 23" high and 4' wide. They are lined with some
>kind of horticultural cloth and sit on a concrete pad. They face a western
>exposure, but there is a 6" high wall on the western side so that they get
>full sun for only the middle of the day. The beds are currently filled
>the beds with 90% composted redwood (or some other kind of composted wood
>product).
>
>Within a few months of their construction, the xchool acknowledged that the
>beds did not support plant growth and they have been largely abandoned.
>
>My daughter's teacher asked me to work on revitalizing the beds so that the
>kids can plant in them. Clearly the first thing to do is to replace the
>mix in the bed. I intend to replace at least part of the mix with soil and
>then add manure and earthworms. What do you all think of this plan? Can
>anyone suggest what proportions to use? What else can I do to improve the
>situation?
>
>Thanks so much for your help
>
>Nan
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