How to Make Easy DIY Soil Mix for Raised Beds!
In this video, Carrie shows how simple it is to make your own soil mix! We make Mel’s Mix which is from the Square Foot Gardening book. This soil has worked amazing for us since we began gardening!
In this video, Carrie shows how simple it is to make your own soil mix! We make Mel’s Mix which is from the Square Foot Gardening book. This soil has worked amazing for us since we began gardening!
Friends that are interested in trying to grow some of their own food have reached out to me and asked what they should do to get started. Much like I was when I started, they’re often overwhelmed by all of the various information out there about how to grow food and have no idea where to start. Here are the four simple steps I give anyone that asks me what they should do to get started with growing some of their own food
Once you’ve built raised beds or purchased containers, you’ll need to fill them with a high quality soil mix. Don’t skimp on this step, or your plants may not grow very well!
One of the most common questions I’m asked is “how much money did it take to fill your beds? It must have cost a fortune!”. And they’re right, buying raised bed or potting soil mix from the store is very pricey! The Square Foot Gardening book introduced me to how to make my own and I’ve been doing that ever since. We have a blog post that details how we make our own soil. Check […]