How to Prepare the Garden Bed

If the bed is going into your lawn or garden we recommend digging in the first 2 to 3 rungs for added satiability.

Note: to obtain your optimal finished height when digging in your bed, you will need to add 15cm to height of the bed when you place the order.

Fill the first 2/3 of the bed with any material suitable for drainage, eg: gravel, bricks, sandstone, broken terracotta pipes or roof tiles. You can fill it with polystyrene balls however this is not as environmentally friendly.

Once the drainage has been added, lay down a bed of straw.

To the top of the straw, add some topsoil and then just begin to add organic material to the pile; cow manure, horse manure, chicken droppings, raw fruits and vegetables, coffee grounds, raw eggs, newspaper, more straw, topsoil, leaves (non-toxic of course) and other organic material.

It is advisable to keep this pile covered if you have outside pets, as this pile is an open source of bacteria until it is properly decomposed.

Once all material has decomposed thoroughly your bed is ready for planting.

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