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Posted by bikingchris NSW Australia (My Page) on Sun, May 29, 05 at 18:34
We are about to put in 3 new raised beds for vegies. Unfortunately we don't have enough compost etc to fill the beds. Can people please suggest the sort of mix I should be asking for when speaking to landscape supplies? Or do people have other suggestions?
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Landscape supply places should have a soil mix that they make up or get in from somewhere. Ours has a sandy type loam with added cow manure that works really well. I add homemade (or bought if I have been lazy) compost, some worms from the worm box and mulch well. This winter I am growing a green manure crop on it which is going well.
Ask them what they have and where they get it from and let us know. Most landscape supply places also have mushroom compost that is good for conditioning soil.
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When I bought in compost a few years ago for the raised beds where I put my fruit trees my local supplier had a mix specifically for vegetable gardens, it seemed to work well.
If you ask around you should be able to find a supplier with a good reputation, ours was the son of the garden centre owner.
Sarah |
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| g'day bikingchris, i generall use mushroom compost and add whatever other material i can get eg.,. manures composts etc.,. etc.,. len mail len lens garden page |
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| I've ended up getting the "Organic Mix" from a Flower Power nursery. I was told that this had lots of organic stuff added and should be good for vegies. Nevertheless, to this I'm going to add extra chook and cow poo and some mushroom compost. |
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Chris, while you're spending money at the garden centre buy a pH test kit, mushroom compost is alkaline, most home made composts & manures are acidic. You're aiming for a slightly acidic bed. If you're making this kind of investment (in time money & effort) you want to get it right!
Sarah |
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