really need help converting this!

aimeruni · March 28, 2012

NOTE: To my knowledge, the soil amount required to fill raised beds is by volume (weight). Please specify the measurements in gallons for EACH ingredient, by volume.

The soil mix I'll be using will be for raised beds; they are 4' x 8' and 4' x 4'.

The 4' x 4' needs 103 gallons of soil, the 4' x 8' 206 gallons of soil.

The soil mixes I plan to use unfortunately are all in percentages with the ingredients. This makes no sense to me.

65% screened top soil, 20% compost, 10% well aged manure, and 5% peat.

Raised bed mix two...

"I would suggest a raised bed soil would be about 70-80% mineral components as the structural base - topsoil, sand, fine Turface ... and 20-30% other organic ingredients to make up the rest. It won't matter much what the organic ingredients ARE, because at that low % they won't affect the structure much as it relates to drainage. I think that finished compost or pine bark fines are an excellent addition because neither will significantly immobilize nitrogen (even if it does, that's fixable). Reed/sedge peat is another good choice."

March 28, 2012	#1
aimeruni Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brooksville FL, zone 9a Posts: 67	really need help converting this! NOTE: To my knowledge, the soil amount required to fill raised beds is by volume (weight). Please specify the measurements in gallons for EACH ingredient, by volume. The soil mix I'll be using will be for raised beds; they are 4' x 8' and 4' x 4'. The 4' x 4' needs 103 gallons of soil, the 4' x 8' 206 gallons of soil. The soil mixes I plan to use unfortunately are all in percentages with the ingredients. This makes no sense to me. 65% screened top soil, 20% compost, 10% well aged manure, and 5% peat. Raised bed mix two... "I would suggest a raised bed soil would be about 70-80% mineral components as the structural base - topsoil, sand, fine Turface ... and 20-30% other organic ingredients to make up the rest. It won't matter much what the organic ingredients ARE, because at that low % they won't affect the structure much as it relates to drainage. I think that finished compost or pine bark fines are an excellent addition because neither will significantly immobilize nitrogen (even if it does, that's fixable). Reed/sedge peat is another good choice."