How to Fill a Raised Garden Bed For Cheap

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Today I want to share one of my most favorite gardening tips to creating a beautiful garden by learning how to fill a raised garden bed with organic materials while saving soil and money!

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First, we stapled plastic sheeting and landscape fabric to the bottoms and sides to prevent weeds. Creating a strong base layer will benefit you for years.

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Next, we laid down twigs, logs and tree branches to the base layer and then added some larger gravel to fill around the wood.

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We then added a layer of grass clipping straight from our backyard and made sure none of it was sprayed with weed killer.

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Next, we added a layer of straw. This will turn into great compost. You can add more or less depending on your preference.

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After, we added a layer of sandy soil. This helped fill any holes in the rock/straw/wood combination.

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Last, we added a thick layer of organic compost, vermiculite, organic mulch, animal manure, dry leaves, and organic garden bed soil.

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For years I have tried to plant golden beets in our difficult ground soil, and I have not had success yet… until this year. They have produced like crazy, giving us a huge bounty! This is definitely the easy way to grow a garden in my opinion.

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