Adding compost to raised bed

[rodofgod76]

I built a 2.4x1.2m raised bed in April last year. It was filled with a 50/50 mix of topsoil and compost. Just wondering if I should top it up with some of the compost out of my compost bin, and if so, when would be the best time to do that?? Now, or wait until I'm about to grow in it??

[Jeanied]

Wait until you start to plant - we could have quite a lot of wet weather before then and you don't want all the nutrients washed out.

[jayjay giant]

Jeanied is right, spot on advice !
I would like to add thet you can add more compost as mulch when the vegetables are growing and that way get a good secoond crop from the same bed.
My raised beds are deep and take some filling, but using this method I got 3 crops out of every bed !

Good luck

JJ

[helly]

to add to this questio, my veg beds got flooded out this year , apart from adding compost, for me to get nutrients back any advice of what else to add,bonemeal,sweedwead etc

[FionaH]

Helly I would add well rotted horse muck if you are not growing root veg in them.

[helly]

Thanks for that , I have made a contact for local muck this year

[rodofgod76]

Thanks. Will 150 litres or so of homemade compost be all that's needed to replenish a year old raised bed?? i.e don't need to add bonemeal or anything like that?