![]() Once the bed is constructed I'd line it with landscaping fabric or burlap, I would prefer the burlap since it would eventually rot or some other biodegradeable fabric(any ideas here?) ![]() I'm putting in two more beds this year and this is what I'm thinking about doing. Often times I'm forced to use compost that isn't quite ready and halfway through the summer when it's finally decomposed and settled they are about half full. One of the greatest challenges is getting enough good organic material in a large enough quantity to fill my beds. I'm pretty sure I can pump a slurry of this muck with a trash pump up to an area in my yard where my raised beds are. ![]() Add additional compost, mulch and fertilizers as usual.I have a natrual pond in my backyard that is choked with silt and muck. This fall is ideal. If you did not add during the dewatering process, adding compost at the same time will introduce aerobic organisms faster. To avoid this, mix it into the garden soil before planting. If the soil contains a lot of clay could make your garden soil slick and the water sit too long in places. Adding compost to it at this time will increase its conversion and reduce funky smells.Īquatic seeds would not be a problem on land. Once completely dewatered this will reduce turn the soil like compost every week to dry it faster. Your dredged soil may be quite stinky (swampy smell) until it is converted with air and aerobic bacteria grow and become present. It is likely to be in an anerobic (without air/oxygen) state. Pond muck can be dewatered and used on a garden unless it is contaminated. ![]() Pond dredges are not necessarily higher in nutrients than any other soil. Thank you for using Michigan State University Extension Ask Extension with your pond question. ![]()
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