Below is what my garden looks like. It is an 8' x 24' raised bed. Last year I didn't put anything besides top soil in my garden. This year I'm adding other things to it like organic compost and manuer compost as well as blood meal and organic fertilizer designed for vegitable gardens.
The first thing I did was tilled the dirt because the top few inches have hardened making it very tough to mix the new material in.
After I tilled the dirt I used a shovel and scoped the dirt away from the edge of the bed. This makes it easier to mix in the material without throwing it out of the bed.
Once the dirt was tilled I spread organic compost and Black Cow composted manuer.
I dumped 6 bags of organic compost and 4 bags of composted manuer on the garden and spread it evenly. The comost will add nutrients to the soil as well as loosen the dirt. You don't need to add this much every year. I just added this much because I haven't added anything before. Just remember the softer the dirt the better the roots can grow which means a better crop!
Next I added the two bags of fertilizer. These were also spread evenly over the entire bed.
After I spread everything out I tilled the top 6-8 inches of dirt, compost, and fertilizer. The last thing to do was to spread the dirt back out to the edges.
Unfortunately it takes work to produce a great garden but you will find that it is a labor of love. Hopefully I will plant the garden in about 2 weeks. The seeds are outside today and are loving it. The zucchini are about 4 inches tall already. I'll post more pictures of the plants growing next week. See you then!
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