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improving soil conditions
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I live in the Pacific Northwest, and the soil in my garden bed is quite heavy and not very fertile. It retains moisture for awhile, but when it dries it's a fairly pale colored and looks kind of cakey and cracked. What relatively affordable additives can I encorporate to improve conditions? My compost is crap and not ready to use, and I need the soil ready for planting within a week or two.

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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: NiamhNyx]
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Though it might be a bit late right now... look into "Lasagna" or "no dig" gardening. Works wonders for some people with poor soil.

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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: NiamhNyx]
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compost, compost, compost. the only way to improve your soil quality. how deep before you hit the water table? if its clay like you will need sand also.

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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: durban_poison]
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Thanks for your suggestions. The problem with no-dig is that I'd have to buy A LOT of soil, as my garden is quite large. The problem with compost is that I have none- it's just some rotting veggies right now. Would something like peat help?

I'm not sure how deep until I hit the water table. What exactly does that mean?

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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: NiamhNyx]
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if you dig, and you find that you have a hole with water in it, you hit the water table. Are you near the coast?


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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: Psy Baba]
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I'm sort of near the coast, my town is on it but I'm on the east side, and up on a hill. I'm guessing the water table is fairly deep and probably not a problem for my garden.

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Re: improving soil conditions [Re: NiamhNyx]
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don't waste your money on peat unless you absolutely need to


take that compost pile of yours, build it up to about 3'x3'x3' (cinder blocks, wood frame, whatever), dig 2-6" deep and start adding stuff to it.  Take all your food products that aren't oily or meaty and put them in the pile.  Get a good amount of manures (or already composted manure if you can find it) to add material to the pile.  Maybe add some top-soil if you can get it cheap/free.  Add lawn/leaf clippings, straw, any organic materials.  Try to turn it once a week or so for quick composting, or once a month for passive composting. 

build up a few of those, or just one :grin:, and in a few months you'll have a few hundred pounds to a few tons of perfect soil


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