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Nice.
Charles Dowding’s no dig principles.
For others benefit, his no dig book is free on z-lib / b-ok.cc, as is another interesting read for folks getting started growing veg at home:
https://b-ok.cc/book/3322749/e441b0
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Have finally got round to creating raised veg beds but using some of Charles Dowding’s no dig principles.
From building work I had some used shutter ply sheets and left over timber so made two frames.
Lined the bottoms with cardboard - was meant to take to recycling before lockdown but never did.
Had left over top soil so 3/4 filled the beds with topsoil and then covered with cardboard. Next was a mixture of household compost and leaf much, and the last in or so covered with mushroom compost from a local mushroom cultivator.
One bed planted with seeds, the other with seedlings from a local garden centre and from seedlings donated by neighbours.
Frame for taller plants from hazel i coppiced yesterday.