Hi fellow gardeners!
I have a raised bed question. My husband wants to just dump soil on top of the grass inside of the wooden frame. Does that same right?
He says the roots of any of my vegetable plants won’t go that deep.
Would there be any point in killing the grass first? Or should it be rototilled up?
By all means till it up or pull out the clumps. Yes the grass will eventually die but your drainage will not be as good.
As an added precaution, we lined the bottom of our beds with cardboard, then added the soil and compost mix. It’s worked great in any of the beds we’re built through the years.
We always have cardboard from ‘Chewy’ orders and machine parts, etc. You can easily find cardboard in a grocery or liquor store dumpster if you don’t have any. Any business would probably be happy to give you all you need. :)