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Soil for winter squash bed

13 years ago

I am going to be installing a 4'x8'x10" raised bed for pumpkins and acorn squash this year. Since the bed is obviously going to take a great deal of medium to fix, and therefore, be pricey, I wanna make sure I do this right. I was going to go w. a 50/50 mixture of Miracle-Gro potting soil and Miracle-Gro garden soil.

What do you guys think?

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PaperFinch
13 years ago
Winter squash LOVES rich compost, and will even thrive in unfinished compost. My winter squash bed is mostly compost from my bin at home (50% at least) and I've mixed in vermiculite, aged manure and a coir/peat mixture. To hold in moisture, I top dressed the bed with mulch.
bomber095
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Paper. This stuff is pretty readily available at the garden centers around here. Do you think this would suffice?
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PaperFinch
13 years ago
Looks good to me, bomber095. I think they'll love it. :)

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