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Screened soil

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  • 10-04-2021 2:36pm
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    kilk
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Hi, is it ok to use screened topsoil with a mix of manure in a raised bed? I intend to plant fruits. TIA


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    rje66
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    kilk wrote: »
    Hi, is it ok to use screened topsoil with a mix of manure in a raised bed? I intend to plant fruits. TIA

    Yes, should be. The plants will love it and every weed that lands there will think its heaven......


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    looksee
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    Don't overdo the manure, a bit is good, too much will produce soft growth or even burn the plants. I can see the advantages of screened topsoil in removing rubbish, but if it is too finely screened you could end up with a solid, overly close mass. A few small stones improves soil imo, but if it is appropriately screened there will still be some small stones in it. The last lot I got I specifically was not screened and it was perfectly good.

    Short answer is, yes, go ahead.


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    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    My last lot of top soil wasn't screened and i'm constantly picking glass and small boulders out of the beds...


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