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Lauren Bradbury

How to fill a raised garden bed - 5 soil alternatives that won’t cost you a penny

Balcony with metal bistro set beside raised beds.

If you love the idea of building a raised garden bed but hate the high price tag associated with it, you might be happy to know that you can very easily cut costs. In fact, you can fill a raised garden bed for free. 

No, you don’t have to remortgage your house to grow your own fruits and vegetables in your garden. While raised garden beds are a great way to utilise extra growing space (even when you have poor-quality soil), they’re often incredibly wide and deep. Because of this, most people assume that they have to spend a small fortune buying bags upon bags of compost from the garden centre. 

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