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Apparently decided going to be edged in big pebble looking things.
Been looking at dumpy bags of soil versus dumpy bags of compost. Read that the bottom can be filled with all sorts of wood / branches that rot down.
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You normally find people giving soil away on FB marketplace if you're able to transport (and shovel) it.
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İf you're not familiar with the concept, have a g**gle for Hügelkultur.
Using slow decaying branches/timber in the lowest layer of a raised bed to transform it into a long term compost heap.
Meant to be a long term source of nutrients, less prone to water stress and, if you are lucky, the food source for beetle larvae.
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You'll need something to fill your new raised beds....
On gravel retention to match galvanised beds; if you have an angle grinder, why not cut strips of corrugated iron roofing which is already galvanised?