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Gardening

mopinko

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4. the soil here is super sandy.

Reply to zeusdogmom (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:57 PM

Jul 2018

in the ancient bed of lake michigan. that's why i have worked very, very hard on soil building.
i have several big hugel piles. and i have other spots where i compost down woodchips, with the help of my chickens.
i added about 4" of this soil, plus another 4" of woodchips this spring. those chips are composting fast as they are mixed w that nice live soil. i will be adding more in the fall.
i will also clean out my chicken coop and move the manure there.

thanks for the tips. i will try to scrape up a few this fall and test them out. have been dying to get some growing, but have been really testing out shadier spots. big fail.
but i will keep trying. i really need that early spring joy!

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need suggestion for some shady areas. [View all] mopinko Jul 2018 OP

Chard? Demit Jul 2018 #1

yeah, greens in general are good annual crops for the space. mopinko Jul 2018 #2

Asparagus zeusdogmom Jul 2018 #3

the soil here is super sandy. mopinko Jul 2018 #4

Since your soil is sandy, have you tried blueberries (at least in sunnier spots)? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #5

i have a dozen dwarf blueberries waiting for me to get their soil ready mopinko Jul 2018 #6