How much soil does this require?
1663664
I have owned this product since early spring and used it throughout the summer. A couple of weeks ago, I took out my spring/ summer plants and emptied it completely. Then, I put all new soil in so I could plant a mum and some pansies. In other words, this information is fresh in my mind. I bought a 2 cu ft bag of Miracle Grow's Garden Soil, and used ALMOST the entire bag. I had just enough left over to fill a couple of pots. So, my answer is that this requires a little less than 2 cu. ft. Hope that helps!
1663665
I cannot tell you the exact ammount. I can tell you I purchased a large bag of potting soil and I was able to fill two planters with soil left over. I hope this is helpful.
1663666
I used a full 12-qt dry bag and about 1/3 of a second bag for the herbs I planted in mine. So I'm guessing about 16 dry qts. of soil. I love this unit so much I bought a second one to expand my herb gardening next year.
1663667
One bag of the Home Depot garden soil. We have been very happy with the planter!
1663668
I didn't put dirt in mine, I put pots of different herbs in mine. It made them the right height for me to care for and harvest. Sorry, I can't help
148431
It should be fine with potting soil,I have toi wait tell spring to use ours
80267
The instructions say to mix 3 tbsp of tomato tone into the soil for new plantings. 2 cups per cubic foot for potted plants. I use it for potted plants mixing it with other nutritional amendments such as alfalfa meal, neem meal, crab meal, and kelp meal. My mix is per cubic ft. (7.5 gallons). 3 cups total of all above mentioned nutritional amendments along with a base of 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite, 1/3 compost. Then I allow this mix to sit (cook) for 30days.
740056
It takes 20 bags of soil. That's approximately 40 pounds each. If your deck can hold 800 pounds, plus retaining water from rain or watering.
1746772
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 :-(
1812433
It's been a while, but I think it took 3 or 4 of the 9 cu ft bags for each side. And there was room for more. It also depends on what you're planting and how deep you want the soil.
1300339
Already started. Need to loosen soil to about 8-10 inches all sides, then pick out (very tiny, fragile-looking) roots withe toothpick or the like, then plant. Seedlings were nicely pACKED
1526818
Depends on the amount of light it's getting/temperature/humidity of the environment. I was going between once per day to 2 or 3 times per day. You don't want the soil to ever completely dry out, so as soon as the top inch of the soil is dry, water it. Water it evenly and enough so that the water is draining out of the bottom.
445263
5 bags of 2 cubic feet. Before I turned soil and put down 2 cubic feet of peat moss. Any deep rooted vegetables, like tomatoes, need 1-3 feet root depth.
1347456
The "pots" are each separate in a way and drip into the lower level so it doesn't take as much soil as you might think. I used regular potting soil I think...I know I didn't mix anything special in.
1746768
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!
305839
I don't know the exact amount in cubic feet, but we used 3 full wheelbarrow loads of top soil mixed with compost to fill it up.
119025
the medium vegtrug holds 390 L or 13.75 cubic feet of soil, bags come in various sizes but common would be 2CFt so you would need about 7.
2116292
we were careful....about a cup or 2 for 12 cu ft of dirt. Too early to know the impact however since we did the raised beds with plants this past weekend. Turkey poop is also a great fertilizer!
330470
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:)
1312641
I would have to say that it almost fills two cubic feet. I use it as a soil additive. Two clumps will give you more than enough I would say. You will have extra. I suggest using hot water for quick expansion.
1599931
I used twelve 40 pound bags of soil for each bed. They could have held a little more if I remember correctly (I first filled them last year), but that was certainly sufficient for a successful vegetable garden.