Famous Compost Or Topsoil For Raised Bed Garden References. While compost is a valuable addition to any garden, using it as the sole soil in raised garden beds is not recommended. Filling them to the top with a premium soil blend can be expensive, so we recommend using ordinary garden soil or “topsoil” to fill in some space at the bottom (up to 300mm soil depth is fine).

Trim back perennial herbs so they stick up a few inches above the garden soil. Then, till them together until the soil is mixed. Web where did the percent sign come from?