Posted on 06/12/2021 4:24:59 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Thanks.
I'm familiar with aerating and using peat moss and will continue their use/application. The one thing you mentioned that I'm not sure about is the application of sand. Frankly, I'm not sure about the composition of my pathetic 'top-soil'. Is it mostly clay? I'll need to test. I do know that the 'top-soil' layer is 6" deep maximum and below it is shale.
Thanks you for your suggestions!
Thank you for your suggestions!
You’re Welcome.
HOWEVER - do NOT add sand to your lawn! Any time you add sand to soil, and it dries out the least little bit - you get CEMENT and you won’t be able to grow anything there at all.
Never add sand to garden soil, either - same awful results. You’d THINK it would aid in drainage and loosening the soil, but it doesn’t.
If you need better drainage, add Vermiculite or Perlite, but I’m not a fan of either for lawn maintenance. Stick with organic compounds - compost (your own, or bagged) and peat (bagged, unless you own a peat bog.) ;)
I agree with you. I have seen the stunts, and I do sneek cayanne into my sauces and no one seems to notice.
Another way is to cook your barbeque for for 7 to 9 hours. It “milds” out the heat and leaves the taste. (I have not done this kind of cooking in a number of years.)
I am glad that you have access to your lower terrace where you can do your gardening!
Once a week we had roasted pork hocks potatoes and sauerkraut. Have not had them since I turned 18 and left the house. (I did just start using sauerkraut again, the cultured kind, not canned or bagged!)
Have you ever made your own sauerkraut? It’s not difficult - just be mindful of keeping it in a cooler area that is not prone to mildew or mold while it “works”. It’s very good. If you can possible grow your own cabbage to use - very very good! (And I’m not a sauerkraut person LOL)
Looking at those pictures, you may want to consider that straw mulch. It might be easier to walk in your gardent. It helps to retain water and reduces mud or dirt splashing up on the leaves in a rain storm, the source of some fungal diseases. When you mulch you may want to remove lowest leaves at the stem and the cups and start watering farther out from tomatoes. See if this helps the problem.
God Bless you and may it work!
Wow, very cool!
We had five babies in this brood. I have cleaned out the nest box already, hoping that they will choose to have a second brood in one of the 4 we offer them. The House sparrows have taken over one, but I keep cleaning it out and they keep putting in new nesting materials. But enough about birdies, back to gardening.
Does anyone have any luck with French tarragon? Chervil? I’m trying to up my herb game this year. Advice is welcomed.
L.F. We were gifted a kraut crock but I have not made any...yet. I made eschabeche and I also managed to culture Kombucha from a bottle of GT Dave’s!
I cannot say that I have received much support from the rest of the household so have not made them in a while. (I need a house with a well ventilated kitchen annex I suspect!)
husband as well.....he does not use traps...
good work.....
I’ve watched videos where people placed cardboard down, covered with wood chips, compost, and whatever else soil like substance they can find...this should kill all the weeds beneath and actually start to make soil worth planting in...but it may take a season...the cardboard will eventually decompose...
I have to brag on the husband...with my “encouragement” he’s reclaimed some old pallets...a certain size...and has built 11 pallet wood raised beds...3 feet tall and about 4 feet my 4 feet....they look so purty...
I've had to reseed a lot of things....
wow....great pics
Well, on one hand this garden is mainly for and sharing the produce, and actually doing something good with the land than growing weeds etc., but when the cost of it is too high then it is not worth it. On the other hand losing much of a crop due to soil contamination is not good either. It rained hard Friday night and the containers I have placed around most did protect them from splashed mud, expect in certain spots.
Sand helps with soil with clay content like we have here in PA, and let’s moisture soak in rather than run off.
Good luck to you!
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