Bought 6 yards of compost/manure
It looks like it's pretty good. Light and fluffy and doesn't clump. It isn't as dark as some I've seen pictured here but there isn't any large sticks and the small ones I've checked crumble when I mash them. We've put 3 inches on the veggy garden, and flower beds. I saved some for a small flower bed I'm putting in. My question is whether 3 inches is too much or not enough? The original soil we had delivered is top soil from a field that hasn't been farmed for 20 years but, like all soil around here, it has a lot of clay and is, of course, alkaline.
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Well sounds good to me. In Nevada we have clay also. We added a bit more and dug it in. Last year we planted trees using manure mixed with the soil from the holes we planted the trees in. Early this year I had reason to dig into that mix and found it was wonderful, no longer rock hard when dry or like wet cement when wet.
It will be fun for you, I'm sure, working with soil and watching it get better and better.
I'm guessing you'll be adding mulch, sand or whatever you see is needed as time goes on.
Never been organized enough to compost, I instead gather that here where it is done naturally and take it down where it is lacking.
Have a great season,
It will be fun for you, I'm sure, working with soil and watching it get better and better.
I'm guessing you'll be adding mulch, sand or whatever you see is needed as time goes on.
Never been organized enough to compost, I instead gather that here where it is done naturally and take it down where it is lacking.
Have a great season,
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