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PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL RAISED REMOVE THE

BEDS GRASS OR

NOT?

As you plan where you are going to situate your

raised bed, consider that in time to come you may
If you can do this, it is
want another. You will want to allow at least two feet
certainly advisable.
between adjoining beds; otherwise, you may find that
Raised beds are a long-
you have to walk sideways between the beds.
term investment, so it
makes sense to go the

extra mile and dig up

the ground where the
bed will be positioned

and remove grass or

weeds etc.

While some folk use

landscaping fabric to
smother weeds, anoth-

er option is to line the

base of the bed with a
thick layer of newspa-
If you do have more than one raised bed, then mulch
per or overlapping
the pathways between them – wood chips, pine
cardboard. This should
needles or gravel work well.
kill the grass and any

weeds under the raised
bed.
For your extra deep Raised Bed ,

use the ‘lasagna’ method:
Line the base of the bed with This material will even-

tree branches, stems and grass tually break down and

cuttings. Cover with cardboard benefit earthworms,
and top with your favorite ultimately adding nutri-

raised bed soil mix. ents and organic

matter or ‘humus’ to

your soil.
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