Aside from the added control over the plants, the raised garden beds provide the ideal atmosphere for your plants to grow. It might be somewhat difficult for beginners to handle the structure of the garden bed at first but after a few tires, managing the whole system becomes relatively easy. You can go about controlling the nutrient content quite easily and introduce necessary nutrients to boost the growth of your plants.
Let’s briefly cover how to layer a garden bed to help you with a better understanding of nutrient distribution. So, if you’re just starting with the frame, this information should be helpful.
How To Layer Garden Bed?
To start the layering of your garden bed, you need first to level out the ground beneath the frame. That way, you won’t have to struggle with unevenness as you go about adding layers to the garden bed. Once the overall space is leveled out, start by adding the composting mix that you believe is of the poor grade and still has to be broken down. So, if you’re sure that the current composting material has not yet broken down, then you should always put it in the base of the garden bed.
After laying out the foundation, you can use some dirt mixture to fill the layer on top of the raised bed. Usually, people like to start with the composting mixture at the bottom and then use dirt to fill up half of the raised bed. Then the next layer should be of high-quality compost and manure mixture that is completely broken down. You need to be sure that the compost mixture you’re using is completely broken down as it can interfere with the plant’s growth if it is not broken down.
After the layer of composting mix has been added, you just have to top off the gardening bed with topsoil with sufficient organic matter. Following this method will make management more accessible for you as you won’t have to turn the soil anymore. The worms in the composting mix will take care of transferring nutrients to the bottom of the bed without you having to do anything.
However, before using this layered raised bed, you need to wait for 90 to 100 days to allow the compost to break down further. Using this bed after 100 days will provide you with the perfect performance. So, just wait a few months, and you can start growing plants in this layered gardening bed.
To Conclude
After leveling out the gardening bed, the first layer should be of compost mix that is in the process of breaking down. Then you can add a layer of dirt to fill up half of the raised bed. Once that is done, you can take a few bags of broken-down compost and then add it on the top of the dirt.
At this point, the raised bed can be topped off with the final layer of topsoil enriched with organic nutrients. Now, you just have to wait two or three months to grow plants in this space.