04-19-2009, 03:06 AM
yep, the raised bed is definitely the way to go - 6-8 inches dug out below and 8 inches above or so will do for almost all vegetables. If you can use the pots for another season, composting all year over the new bed will save you a lot of money and work and give superior results.
Above all, go to the library and get some books on composting and raised bed gardening, there are dozens. Before adding fertilizers or minerals have a soil test, otherwise you are wasting your time and money and could actually ruin the soil with the wrong amendments.
Above all, go to the library and get some books on composting and raised bed gardening, there are dozens. Before adding fertilizers or minerals have a soil test, otherwise you are wasting your time and money and could actually ruin the soil with the wrong amendments.