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Raised bed advice

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Swishyswash · 04/04/2019 14:33

I'm trying to take control of my garden. There was a large flower bed with overgrown woody shrubs. This has now been cleared and I've ordered sleepers to make a large raised bed.

Do I need to line the bed with a membrane before I put the topsoil in please? The bed will be about 2.5 x 2.5m in size.

Getting a bit excited now about the plants to go in the bed!

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MikeUniformMike · 04/04/2019 14:37

You could put weed control membrane down before the topsoil if you want to.
The raised bed will dry out faster than a normal bed so you may want to consider how to water it if we have a very dry summer.

Knittedfairies · 04/04/2019 14:41

I wouldn't bother with a weed control membrane; there'll be enough soil above it for weeds to take root. Some advice here

Dillyson · 04/04/2019 16:41

Thank you!

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