thank you Ted,
Since my first post about manure I have decided to do the lasagna method, I really think this will probably the best and cheapest way to fill my beds without any chemicals. I have already placed the cardboard on the bottom of the raised beds then I am planning to put straw, manure, grass clippings , coffee grounds, peat moss and just alternating all of these materials, until I can get the desired height. Hope this will work,