Dear permies,
I'm just starting to experiment with my own gardening projects, but I'm lacking prior experience and would like to ventilate my ideas so that my garden doesn't end up in disaster!
I'd like to make raised beds using sheet-mulching. I have plenty of newspaper, horse manure and hay to my disposal. However, I don't have any compost. Can I use normal topsoil instead? My idea is to dig up soil from the paths between the beds and add on top of the newspaper/manure/hay, and then directly sow the seeds. My concern is that weeds may infest the whole bed and make a mess. The paths will then be filled with rotten wood, branches, manure and hay in hugelkultur fashion, to supply the surrounding beds with longterm nutrition.
I'd like to ask for feedback and advice if there is a better way to do it!
Thank you very much!
/Adam
