I hope this is the right place to ask... I'm pretty new to vegetable gardening. Last year my husband built me three 3 x 16 raised bed planters that I filled with top soil and grew a rather successful vegetable garden in last summer.
I've been searching high and low in all my books and online, and I'm overwhelmed.
What do I need to do to prepare the beds for planting this year?
I need the simple, newbie, low cost version please. We have friends who have horses, so we can til in some manure. Is this sufficient?
I've never tested my soil either, and researching this overwhelms me too. Some resources have all this about sending tests out, etc etc... Can I buy a store bought one and take care of it myself?
I hope this doesn't come across as lazy, I just need advice from some real people!
