My mom is a master gardener thankfully. We do have rich soil on my property but for added measure used the miracle grow as added nutrient rich soil. My main concern is the hard clay beneath what I planted.
I had a garden in Utah years back and had great success with that. This was when the kiddos were younger though. They’re picky eaters and so peppers and the squash etc are not on the planting list.
I’m curious as to how the fruits will grow.
thanks for the Clorox tip. I will use that. As for watering, heck we dont have to worry about that right now apparently. This rain doesn’t seem to cease lol. We will probably be complaining about lack of rain in the summer.
If blueberries and azaleas are happy in your yard with no amendments you likely have acidic soil.
I spread lime (from lowes) on my garden spot in the early spring, just because LOL.
YMMV of course.
I’ve also used the azomite stuff.
The Clorox tip wasn't mine. Sounds interesting though. I use an Epson salt spray in the evening. It contains magnesium sulfate, which helps with cell wall structure. Bell pepper and tomato plants do well and turn really green.
I do know that too much chlorine in city water is detrimental to the organisms in the soil which breakdown minerals to nutrient forms which plants can use. If you use chlorinated city water for watering, let it sit in a barrel or bucket of a few days - the chlorine will dissipate. PH of the water is very important too. You can get a test kit to check it.
Our city water is very alkaline, so I use rain water and even set up a reverse osmosis unit for watering my box garden.