This is the second raised bed. I completed it and filled with a mix of purchased top soil mixed with prior raised bed soil. The purchased top soil is a little less than 50%. It's nearly full. I added maple leaves to the top to see if they compost and add some organic matter. For minerals, I also added about 4 cups of wood ashes, which contain the cremated femurs of 10 chickens (thighs made into dog food). That adds minerals, mainly calcium and phosphorus, with some iron, magnesium, and potassium I think.
This is for tropicals for next year - pickle cucumbers and peppers. They get planted in May or June, so it has lots of time to settle in. There is one more planned raised bed, no hurry on that either.
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