I really recommend skipping Mel's Mix ang going with lasagne made of local materials. I have 15 beds & know from experience how much material you're going to need & Mel can bankrupt you. I also know you are going to be so delighted with your beds that you are going to want to build more. Fill those beds with layers of grass clippings, chopped leaves, crushed pine cones, pine needles, rotten pumpkins, apple drops, coffee grounds, hay, shredded paper, etc. If you are short on greens this time of year, layer in some alfalfa pellets. When you buy them in 50 lb bags, the pellets are very cheap. There are lots of free materials out there; we just have to do some work to find a steady supply.

Yes, I know, I have 14 4x16' beds now--scarey how much material goes in them, thanks for the help.

The few times I have been in the Ozarks I have seen a lot of deciduous trees that drop their leaves every fall and give you a renewable organic matter resource that is essentially free of cost, so why even think of using peat moss?