How To Compost In Garden Bed

Add your organic scraps to the compost pile.

How to compost in garden bed. As a Square Foot Gardener I like to add a handful of compost each time I succession sow something in my beds. Spread two to three inches over the bed. Alternatively if your garden lies empty during intense summer heat spread compost and let it cover the fallow soil to reduce erosion combat weeds and maintain moisture.

Incorporate compost into garden beds in early spring or fall. Blend some of the native garden soil you removed from the pit with equal parts of finished garden compost. If youre starting a new garden bed first determine whether the soil is.

Blend the soil and compost in. If weeds do appear every so often they slide easily out of the crumbly soil. Vegetable scraps coffee grounds and filters paper cardboard and yard clippings are all examples of materials you can add to your compost pile.

If youre using bagged compost add in layers about 1 to 2 inches thick in early spring. Do not use compost that is too fine or has a sand-like consistency because it will break down too quickly. At planting time mix 1 to 2 inches of compost into your garden beds.

Once the bed has been turned fill in the area with organic matter or compost. Adding compost to established garden beds is possible and can actually be a very effective way of revitalizing the area. Use the shovel pails and wheelbarrow to scoop the completed compost and add it to your garden beds.

Below we look at several methods for adding this nutrient-rich substance to your older garden beds. This bed will have few if any weed problems. Dig a hole in the garden bed the size of the bucket.