raised bed on lawn

[chilli_grower]

I am hoping to build a raised bed this autumn,out of scaffold boards, directly on a section of my lawn.

I am probably going to lay the frame, then place newspaper and cardboard down, and soil/compost on the top and then wait until next spring to plant.

My question is, when next spring arrives, is the theory that I should be able to dig right down deep. I.E past the depth of the scaffold boards and effectively into the 'old lawn'?

As I will need depth beyond that of the scaffold boards, and by then the newspaper and cardboard would have rotted away wouldnt they?

[chris]

Probably, depending how thick a layer you lay down.

When I did it, I wanted big parsnips, so I removed the turf, dug down, broke the soil up and then put my raised bed on top. I was sowing straight away though.

[chilli_grower]

hmmm, well I wont be growing anything that big! Just courgettes and beans probably.

but what about potatoes? what depth would they need?

A scaffold board is 8", so I will have around that depth for certain, but would I need more for these crops?

[VirginVegGrower]

I am hoping to build a raised bed this autumn,out of scaffold boards, directly on a section of my lawn.

I am probably going to lay the frame, then place newspaper and cardboard down, and soil/compost on the top and then wait until next spring to plant.

My question is, when next spring arrives, is the theory that I should be able to dig right down deep. I.E past the depth of the scaffold boards and effectively into the 'old lawn'?

As I will need depth beyond that of the scaffold boards, and by then the newspaper and cardboard would have rotted away wouldnt they?

We've just done this at home, where the soil is full of trash. We built them two boards high and put upturned turves from another lawn area in the bottom. Laid on top soil and compost. Stuff is growing well, including potatoes.

[Two_Sheds]

There's no need to wait at all. Put some compost in, and get planting. There's still plenty of time to get crops in, don't waste it

[Jimmy]

An old post of mine
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ets_43666.html