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Talking of raised beds, how high and what do you fill 'em with?
I'm thinking about 16", but not sure what to use as soil. Thinking top soil mixed with well rotted horse manure?.
Ours are two scaffold boards deep, with part of that being sunk into the ground. The insides were lined with waterproof membrane to help prolong the life and to make sure there were less nasties leaching into the soil
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Picture taken mid-construction.
To fill - this four took a couple of tons of decent topsoil liberally mixed with well rotted manure and garden compost.
Can anyone recommend a good book or website for a total newbie at this? I have some overground land at the rear of my garden which I would like to turn into an allotment this year but I need some direction.
titchmarsh is your friend
After last years bumper crop of chard, I will only be planting a very small number of plants rather than 3 rows of the stuff at one point had half a fridge full of the stuff.
This years crop so far are....
Peas
Purple Beans
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Baby Sweetcorn
Carrots
Pumpkins
Lettuce
Cabbage
Onions
Spring Onions
Chard
and a number a of herbs
Have found that using various pots (including and old butlers sink) are great for expanding the space I have to grow my veggies.
Can anyone recommend a good book or website for a total newbie at this?
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-your-Own-Eat-Flowerdews/dp/1856268039/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237884457&sr=8-1 ]Bob Flowerdew does[/url] [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gourmet-Gardener-Everything-Prepare-Vegetables/dp/1856267237/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237884457&sr=8-10 ]some excellent books on fruit and veg[/url] and my inlaws swear by the [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-Your-Own-Veg-Rhs/dp/1845332938/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237884534&sr=8-1 ]Carol Klein RHS Veggie growing book[/url].
The [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHS-New-Encyclopedia-Gardening-Techniques/dp/1845334086/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237884575&sr=8-5 ]RHS Gardening techniques encylopedia[/url] is pretty good too..
Can anyone recommend a good book or website for a total newbie at this?
I used this and would highly recommend it...
[url= http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6037624 ]The Allotment Book[/url]
Very approachable and well laid-out.
Thanks guys, I'll take a look at those.