Topic: raised bed

[sally berry]

Hi everyone, what a lovely day it is to be outside.
I have built a raised bed and put it on to my grass in my garden. Then i added farm yard manure, then a layer of newspaper then finished with good compost. This was 3 months ago now and most of the newspaper has rotted down, but i still have grass under neath. will this be OK for me to plant out in it? IE: potatoes, and onions?

[Buster54]

Hi Sally Berry how tall are the sides on the raised bed

[sally berry]

Hello, it is 6 incs. or is this too short?

[Buster54]

Not necessarily depends what size it is and what you wanna put in it,you may have been better removing the grass then put the raised bed on top of bare earth but then again you could cover the top of the raised bed with weed suppressant fabric and plant through it,don't use it with  potatoes though they will produce enough foliage to stop any weeds or grass coming through,take a look at the link below for some ideas,

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html

[manicscousers]

Hiya, sally berry, welcome to a4a  ;D
onions will love it  :)

[saddad]

Welcome to the site Sally ...  ;D

[sally berry]

Hello again. Thank you all for replies.
I'll let you know how it goes. It's my first time growing in a raised bed, as last year i did a few things in grow bags and containers. Happy gardening. speak soon x

[iain j]

I think I will be using a raised system once I get my allotment. I hope you will have some photos once youv'e done it.