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Why Your Raised Bed Soil Keeps Sinking (and How to Fix It)

You filled the raised bed right to the top in April.

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Why raised bed soil sinks

Soil delivered by the truckload or poured from a bag is full of air.

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How much sinking is normal?

There is no single figure, because it depends so much on the mix, but some patterns are reliable.

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Is sinking soil a problem?

Some sinking is harmless, and even healthy.

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How to fill a new bed so it sinks less

The most common mistake is buying exactly the calculated volume of the bed.

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How to top up a bed that has sunk

Topping up is a normal yearly job, not a sign of failure.

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Signs your bed needs more than a top-up

Sometimes a bed needs more attention than an extra layer on top.

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