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Old May 16, 2017   #1
Zeus123
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Hey all,

Without providing too much background I recently moved into a new house and have all my tom's in containers. I have identified a potential raised 'emergency' bed for some slow growing plants and experimental suckers. How deep does a raised be really need to be for tom's? The picture below shows what I have to work with. The sand on top is the easiest part. Below it is the hardest clay soil mixed with the strangest old housing debris I have come across. Think of digging into clay and reaching an old wood foundation 2 inches in. What would you do with this area? Again this is more or less for a couple plants that didn't make the cut, but I would still like to play around with.

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Old May 17, 2017   #2
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I'm no expert but I would dig down with that shovel and turn that dirt over, throw 2 bags of black cow in there and plant it.
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Is the tree shading the bed? Is it coming out?
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Old May 17, 2017   #5
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I'm no expert but I would dig down with that shovel and turn that dirt over, throw 2 bags of black cow in there and plant it.
That's what I will do this weekend. Appreciate it!
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Is the tree shading the bed? Is it coming out?
Tree doesn't shade too much and it's gets about 8 hours of direct sun a day. Tree won't be coming out though.
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