Ok, you folks out here who know what you're doing are probably going to beat me, but here's what I used for my soil mix in the raised beds. 2 parts 2yr old saw dust, 1 part sand X2, then 1 part 2yr old manure and 1 part mushroom compost... and repeat. My 12' beds got 5 gal of perlite and 1 cube of peat, by 20' bed 2X2. I also added lime, borax and something else (sorry don't remember and book is in the living room).
When I process birds, the blood get's equally distributed between the beds and I save pink water for watering. I try to water under the greenery and will eventually get my drip irrigation system in. I still need to get my slug/snail repellent system installed as well. But it did really well this year. I'll be doing soil tests in a month or two and figuring out where I need to go next.
When I process birds, the blood get's equally distributed between the beds and I save pink water for watering. I try to water under the greenery and will eventually get my drip irrigation system in. I still need to get my slug/snail repellent system installed as well. But it did really well this year. I'll be doing soil tests in a month or two and figuring out where I need to go next.