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You really need to do a soil test for the best results. Compost is almost always a good thing. If you tell the extension office or testing company what you intend to grow, they can give you very specific applications. The results will amaze.

If you have any questions or concerns on how to go about getting a reliable test done, let me know. We are forever testing fields and I've learned a lot.

After I got the results for my garden last fall, I discovered that I couldn't go to our farm chemical dealer because they only handle things in tons. So I took my test results with me to Lowes and spent almost 2 hours in the fert section with a calculator, gathering bags of different things.

When it was all said and done, I was delighted with how the plants did and our crop consultant/entomologist got tickled at how I came about getting the right amount of everything.

Thanks. I have read about compost a lot, but do not have enough of the right ingrediants to make any, unless lots of oak leaves would do. I will look into a soil test and see where that leads me.

This year being my first sucessful effort in gardening has opened up new questions; like how to prepare for next year? As in what to do and when to do it.