Texas Gardening: Building a Raised Bed, 0 by LouC

LouC wrote:
We did the lasagna thing because we had to cut down a huge tree and it had monkey grass all around it. Have been very happy with the results. It was necessary to make it 18'X21'x20". Thought that would be way too big and of course, could use it twice that large. We put down the layers of newspaper and wet them. It was October so that was handy for leaves from us and our neighbors. The cannas had to be cut and they were the green. Used bags of manure from HD. Then the coup-de-gras, the dirt. Got it from "Living Earth Technologies". Go to their website for the analogy of the special mix for our area.
Wound up with 8 cu. yds. 7 in the bed and top dressed the rest of the flower beds. Like magic. Started in October and did not plant until mid-March and later. Expect it will be even better next year when everything has mellowed out.

Good luck.

Christi

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This message was edited Jun 5, 2008 9:14 AM