Raised Bed Construction - Raised Bed Gardening - page 102

Step 7: Back-fill around Outside of Bed Frame with Soil or Gravel - To increase the sta-
bility of the entire stepped raise bed, back fill the outside of the frame with soil or gravel
andtampitdownfirmly.Noticein Figure58 thedriplinehasbeenthreadedfromthesupply
source under the raised bed before tamping down the soil.
Step 8: Double Dig Soil & Step 9: Add Soil Amendments - The beds were double dug (at
least 2½ feet) and then refilled and mixed with soil amendments ( Figure 58 and Figure 59 ).
See Chapter III: Soil Preparation for an explanation and photos of the double dig method.