My Soil For raised beds?

[Gwendolyn]

Oh and my beds are 10" some 12" deep. I may add another 10" or 12" to them next year as I age, ha!

[Gwendolyn]

Rairdog, yes, the bagged top soil is the questionable product I referred to. Another ball game, as you said!

[Gwendolyn]

Originally Posted by Redbaron

You can use soil, or if you go soilless, add rock dust/green sand/sharp sand or something along those lines.

Benefits and drawbacks to both methods.

In my case when I make compost I add soil. So the compost I make can be used alone without adding anything.

Now that's the way to do it! Thanks!

[ScottinAtlanta]

Originally Posted by Gwendolyn

Worth, here's your first whip... never put top soil in a vegetable garden. It has too many unknowns(weeds) that may very well take the fun out of gardening your garden! Loves!g

I learned my lesson about topsoil when I had to dig it all out again after it turned rockhard. Unknown to me, it had a lot of clay in it, and my beds turned into 25 foot by 3 foot red bricks. Two years lost, and hundreds of hours of hard work. Be careful with topsoil. My beds are now filled with 100% horse manure and home made compost, and they are great.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

I learned my lesson about topsoil when I had to dig it all out again after it turned rockhard. Unknown to me, it had a lot of clay in it, and my beds turned into 25 foot by 3 foot red bricks. Two years lost, and hundreds of hours of hard work. Be careful with topsoil. My beds are now filled with 100% horse manure and home made compost, and they are great.

Regretfully I dont think there are any laws stating what top soil is.
Only that it is the soil on top.

Where I live at the pits they sell nice rich black river bottom soil.
It isn't the red clay garbage they sell at the store and other places.

Worth