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gardengus said: Well,when I was filling the beds we had Horses and goats and some very good (already naturally amended by the animals) soil out by the barn.

The hugelkultur method is good if you have deep beds , you will need about 8-12 inches good soil, at least for most plants.

You may be too late for peas but the hot weather plants should do well .

My number one advice to new gardeners is start small
Keeping a garden (watering, weeding ......) becomes harder in the heat of summer. Many have given up because of the amount of work before they get to the reward

Oooh, that's actually a good idea! We live out in the country so we have numerous friendly neighbors with horses and cattle. Hmmm.......I might just have to stop by and see if they need to unload some soil. Heehee.
I do plan on having my beds 2 feet deep. I really don't think I'll be growing anything this year.....I think this year might just be building a couple/few beds and trying to fill them with that bottom layer of organic matter. Then I might just get a bulk delivery of compost to top it off.