Raised bed question

angler · February 5, 2011

I have a quick question, I am building a raisedbed of approx. 20 cubic feet,Iam filling it with a mixture of 1/4 peat,1/4 jungle growth professional mix,1/4 mushroom compost and 1/4 black kow manure. My question is , how much garden lime should I add and is there anything else that I should add to the mix. I will be putting a couple of tomato plants ,a couple of eggplant, some pickling cucumbers and maybe a some kind of pepper plant.

Thanks for any input
Craig

FILMNET · February 5, 2011

At least a gal. of the right Lime. which is 1/3 of my bag i buy at HD. Garden lime is in a smaller bag there, I have herd it sweetens the dirt. So you cannot over do it so don't worry. I would put a cup in the holes when you plant, and save the rest of the bag for later in the summer. Also get some fish seaweed emulsion in those holes , and them on the leaves in middle of summer. foliate . Watch out they grow like crazy with this stuff i see your in clearwater you should have some around there, Neptunes Harvest is made here, a 13$ bottle which is so strong will llast for 2 years or more for your small garden, Amazon.com sells it now, its the best organic one.

kath · February 5, 2011

Are you able to measure the soil pH? Should be in the range of 5.5-7.0 or so to keep both peppers and tomatoes happy, so I'm not sure that adding a whole lot of lime would be necessary or prudent without a test. JMO.

roper2008 · February 7, 2011

I use garden lime because I have acid soil. If your soil is more alkaline you
don't need lime. One thing you can add to your mix is bonemeal.

lhspirited · February 7, 2011

I would make it a lasagna garden.

February 5, 2011	#1
angler Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: clearwater fl Posts: 5	Raised bed question I have a quick question, I am building a raisedbed of approx. 20 cubic feet,Iam filling it with a mixture of 1/4 peat,1/4 jungle growth professional mix,1/4 mushroom compost and 1/4 black kow manure. My question is , how much garden lime should I add and is there anything else that I should add to the mix. I will be putting a couple of tomato plants ,a couple of eggplant, some pickling cucumbers and maybe a some kind of pepper plant. Thanks for any input Craig __________________ The wrinkles only go where the smiles have been

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February 5, 2011	#2
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	At least a gal. of the right Lime. which is 1/3 of my bag i buy at HD. Garden lime is in a smaller bag there, I have herd it sweetens the dirt. So you cannot over do it so don't worry. I would put a cup in the holes when you plant, and save the rest of the bag for later in the summer. Also get some fish seaweed emulsion in those holes , and them on the leaves in middle of summer. foliate . Watch out they grow like crazy with this stuff i see your in clearwater you should have some around there, Neptunes Harvest is made here, a 13$ bottle which is so strong will llast for 2 years or more for your small garden, Amazon.com sells it now, its the best organic one.

February 5, 2011	#3
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Are you able to measure the soil pH? Should be in the range of 5.5-7.0 or so to keep both peppers and tomatoes happy, so I'm not sure that adding a whole lot of lime would be necessary or prudent without a test. JMO.

February 7, 2011	#4
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	I use garden lime because I have acid soil. If your soil is more alkaline you don't need lime. One thing you can add to your mix is bonemeal.

February 7, 2011	#5
lhspirited Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 14	I would make it a lasagna garden.