Thanx Lyn for this research and ideas

Below is an email I rec'd from Lyn Butcher....

It is best to leave more space between your rows of raised beds. Alot of the veggies will be growing into the space and you will be happier with more room. You'll be walking thru there to water, weed and harvest your crops. I have a two foot space between mine because of the space limitations at clark gardens and it's gonna be tight. (no big butt jokes here!) You also will want to be able to easily mow between the beds until we get to the point of mulching.







If we get pickups to make the trip to Clear Fork, how much do we need and how do we pay for it? I recommend the native compost, it is the cheapest at $15 per cubic yard.


If my math serves me correct, a 6 foot by 3 foot garden raised 6 inch needs 9 cubic feet. so a cubic yard will be enough for 3 such gardens. for thirty gardens you will need 10 cubic yards. plus several bags of vermiculite, maybe 1/3 bag per garden, again that makes 10 bags we need. I believe I paid $24 for a bag at Dillards feed store in Weatherford. If you want expanded shale for the gardens, a valuable additive but expensive, it is $55 per cu yard. We could probably spread out three cu yards into the 30 beds.


30 gardens 3x6 by 6 inches needs 10 Cubic Yards of Compost @ $15 = $150


10 bags of vermiculite 25 each = $250


3 Cubic Yards of Ex Shale $55 each= $165


Total = $565