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Title: raised beds
Post by: mememe72 on February 25, 2009, 19:33:33

OH has finished making raised beds and has added a couple of bags of mushroom compost to them all, the questions is should we be adding anything else to them planning on growing  carrots, onions, garlic, lettuce, mixed salad leaves in them but not sure if mushroom compost was the best for all these.

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: raised beds
Post by: manicscousers on February 25, 2009, 20:08:11

we'd stick some chicken manure pellets in, rake over just before we planted the plants  :)

Title: Re: raised beds
Post by: Melbourne12 on February 25, 2009, 21:22:42

We use a lot of mushroom compost.  It's a good all round soil conditioner and fertiliser.  Provided the soil and compost mix can be raked to a good tilth, I'd go ahead and plant as is.

Of course you may need to feed growing crops later as they mature.

Title: Re: raised beds
Post by: Little Bee on February 25, 2009, 21:25:28

Don't grow brassicas in Mushroom compost....it can cause club root