How much soil is required to fill the frame?
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I used 12 cubic feet or 6 bags of 2 cubic feet of Miracle-Gro Potting Soil. This left a 2" space at the top. I also used a liner. Everything seems very happy. Where I live the Potting Mix was a bit pricey, but that amount worked well for me. Good luck!
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I filled one bed with: 1bag miracle grow top soil (2cu ft), 1 bag peat moss (2cu ft), 2 bags composed cow manure (3/4 cu ft each), and 8 bags scots top soil (3/4 cu ft each). The frame was filled with 2-3 inches from the top (room to add nutrients next year). Also my beds were on a slight slope and had to be wedged up on the low side with bricks - slightly adding to the volume. Everything is growing really well. Hope this helps.
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I filled it to the brim with garden soil, pete moss, and cow manure (80%, 10%, 10%). Total about 14 cubic yards
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Hmmm . . . 4 X 4 X almost 1 = about 15 cubic feet. Most big bags of soil are 1.5 to 2 cubic feet, so you'd need about 8 to 10 bags. That sounds about like what we used. We mixed in about a third of coconut coir too, and our veggies are growing like crazy!
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I'm sorry, I really couldn't say. It seemed as though it took quite a bit, but I couldn't say how many bags of soil as we used 4 big bags and then added soil from a bed that we were breaking down to take apart. Sorry :-(
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I bought 3 bags of compost and a bag of steer manure and that filled the frame.
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I have two of these, and if I remember correctly, I bought a yard of soil (cheaper than many bags of soil from Lowes) and it filled them both and I had a full wheelbarrow left. So, ha;f a yard of soil should be plenty. I would recommend a mix if you are in an area where the topsoil is high in clay, or it can pack down when you have a raised bed type planting. Any other questions feel free to ask, I have lots of raised rock beds/these/and other root pouch containers !!
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Not much at all. Just the legs need to be put on. I bought for my teenager and we're very happy with it.
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I mounted two of these in a very rocky, compacted area so it took some pounding. Our soil here is clay. I like the trellises very much.
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16 3/4" measured from the outside, it is full of soil now. I have grown a lot of tomatoes, cherry and larger, they do great, depending on your climate.
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Jason is correct about 32 cubic feetIt is difficult to go by weight as different types of soil have different weights
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To fill to capacity it's imperative to have on level ground, but to answer specifically, fairly level; partial full should be fine, hope this helped:)
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Actually very little. I used large scoops from a 2cu ft. bag of Miracle Grow potting soil. Maybe 5/6 scoops (again "large"). They are then turning out to be beautiful, very time consuming to plant but worth it. I chose all mixed impacience.
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Wouldn't be a bad idea although I lined mine with landscape fabric (bottom and up the sides) and put 2" of pea pebbles (not gravel) in the bottom before adding soil. It's gorgeous and works for me!
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I have an 8 lb. bag of soil and it would take probably another 4 lbs to fill it up. I put rocks in the bottom of my 2 to weigh them down as they are light and the wind could knock them over. Maybe with rocks as weight and drainage, the 8 lb. bag would work.I have ours outside at the front door and they look great! I also painted ours a bronze color.
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I have similar conditions and I dug out and filled in area with garden soil first. That seems to have worked well. Have had it in place all summer and is very sturdy. I think it would be very tough to get it in deep enough otherwise.
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Yes. I used the wire tomato frames to hold them up. But I also stacked 2 frames on top of each other for deeper soil mix. Both ways work
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Level ground and an anchoring kit to tie the frame down. I found assembly very easy.
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About an inch. I don't feel like a frame is needed but I like deeper frames a little better.
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What size pots are you wanting to fill? I used to fill a 5 gallon bucket up to about 6 inches from the top. It is enough to plant one tomato plant or as in my case, one potato plant.
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Depends on the pasture! I live in Tucson, Az. and the arid soil here lacks P, so I will use twice as much as when I lived in Oklahoma. That being said, for my tomatoes and peppers I will work about 10 lbs. into my 2000 sq ft garden each spring and about a tablespoon full into each hole when planting. Hope this helps to give you some idea.
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It Is deep. It takes 3 cubic feet with is like 80 bags of soil. I however used a filler and I volunteer at a horse rescue so I have access to lots of fertilizer
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Yes you can. It is like a frame that can be filled with dirt and then planted.