How do you prep your raised bed for the next season?
When do you prep your bed, at the end of your season, or do you wait until later, like early Spring?
I'm planning on keeping it simple. At the end of my season(October), I will till in some compost and rabbit manure, then cover it all with 3-4" of mulch. About 1 month before plantout, I will throw down some more rabbit manure on top of the mulch, and let the rain wash it in. Hopefully, this will put an end to tilling in subsequent seasons. I'll simply apply manure and mulch to the soil surface at the end of my subsequent grow seasons. That's the plan, anyway.
When do you prep your bed, at the end of your season, or do you wait until later, like early Spring?
I'm planning on keeping it simple. At the end of my season(October), I will till in some compost and rabbit manure, then cover it all with 3-4" of mulch. About 1 month before plantout, I will throw down some more rabbit manure on top of the mulch, and let the rain wash it in. Hopefully, this will put an end to tilling in subsequent seasons. I'll simply apply manure and mulch to the soil surface at the end of my subsequent grow seasons. That's the plan, anyway.