These steps can be used whether you have an existing raised bed or you are filling up a new empty raised bed.
Filling raised garden beds with logs.
Raised planter beds provide great drainage and well aerated soil as well as protection from weeds and pests.
We re building hugelkultur raised beds which means we re filling 1 3 of them with rotting wood.
The volume of soil you need is 12 feet times 4 feet times 1 5 feet length times width times depth.
Aside from sometimes adding bulk soil to the bottom of our deepest beds there is no other fillers at the bottom.
The cost to fill a raised bed with bagged fertile soil planting mix adds up quickly.
Filling your raised garden bed.
You can find your own ways to produce the materials you need for your raised garden.
When fully planted not only are they beautiful but they allow you to create a low maintenance garden almost anywhere.
Just how the roots.
No need to spend a large amount of cash.
How to fill a raised garden bed cheaply.
From collecting your own compost to finding free topsoil you can do so much with a minimum budget.
The wood is composted under the soil retaining water and nitrogen.
The word hugelkultur roughly translates to hill culture soil is added to the top and left to do what it does.
Hugelkultur gardening is an excellent way to fill your raised beds.
Build a trench for the core.
Steps to create a core gardening raised bed.
Now that we have a better idea of the types of materials we want to add to our raised beds it is time to fill them up.
Build a trench around 8 12 inches deep and about 1 2 feet down the middle of the raised bed.
If you can t use native soil purchase a nutrient rich mixture from your local gardening store.
To fill a raised garden bed you ll need enough soil to fill the bed and some organic compost.
Raised bed gardening is increasing in popularity for multiple reasons.
Yep our beds are 100 full of all this good stuff.
Not only is this beneficial in more than one way it helps u.
Knowing how to fill a raised garden bed cheaply can make the biggest difference.
I did this a few years ago with my metal raised beds.
Hugelkultur is essentially making raised garden beds using wood logs as a base.
You should use native soil from your yard if possible since this will be best for your plants.