Filling Raised Vegetable Beds

Question

We have built our first raised vegetable beds placed on existing rough lawn, where the chickens have been. They are approx 1 meter x 2.5 meters x .45 meter. We don’t have any spare soil. Can we fill them with rotted horse manure/ some rotted garden waste/ some new purchased no2 John Innes compost? At what sort of proportions And do we have to mix it up or later it ? Do we have to dig the soil below the raised bed ? We would like to put stuff in to grow ASAP Many thanks

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Answer 1

Though there is quite a bit of information to cover, I think that these articles will give you the information that you need to get going!

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/raised-vegetable-gardens.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/starting-vegetable-gardens-guide.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/starting

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/raised-bed-soil-depth.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/best-soil-raised-garden-beds.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/urban/raised-beds-for-urban-settings-no-digging-required.htm