Viewing post #1169139 by sooby

You are viewing a single post made by sooby in the thread called Smothering grass in raised bed.
Image
Jun 2, 2016 4:01 PM CST
Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)
Annuals Native Plants and Wildflowers Keeps Horses Dog Lover Daylilies Region: Canadian
Butterflies Birds Enjoys or suffers cold winters Garden Sages Plant Identifier
I would not put a layer of gravel at the bottom. At the very least it will reduce the depth of growing soil plus get mixed in with the bed when you cultivate. At worst it may create a perched water table which impedes drainage and causes the layer of finer soil above to stay wetter. In a raised bed you might actually want the latter since they can dry out, but if that's not your goal it probably isn't a good idea.

« Return to the thread "Smothering grass in raised bed"
« Return to Ask a Question forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Pink and Yellow Tulips"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.