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RoseBlush1 said: ...
I am thinking in layers again ... not true layers, but lightening the soil in the bed as I go up. The denser clay amended as needed for about a foot and then soil that is even lighter and amended with organics and perlite nearer to the top of the bed. What is the best way to implement that kind of thing ?
Lyn

I figure that clay and silt are going to sift down out of the upper layers and accumulate in the lower layers over the years, so I wouldn't deliberately start the bed that way. I would try to make the soil uniform.

However, anytime that isn't practical, I BLEND the soil in the transition zone between tow layers. Usually just by messing it up a little with a shovel and a cultivator. If the transition is gradual, I don't expect to get much perching.

In your case, it doesn't sound deep enough for much layering OR blending.