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Talkback: How to improve your soil
BillinDetroit
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It's February in Detroit, MI USA and both my compost pile (three, actually) and my soil are still frozen. Nonetheless, it has been my habit to mulch heavily in the fall, dig this in as the weather warms and apply fresh compost (or other mulch, if I am short on compost) as soon as all the seeds have shown themselves. During the growing season, I try to keep a 2-4" layer of mulch at all times. To conserve water, I use a weep irrigation system (Tyvek tubing) and bury it beneath the mulch.
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Thanks for the article.
Hi Adam. I found one other article about <a title="Garden maintenance" href="http://www.gracefulgarden.co.uk" target="_blank">garden maintenance</a> soil improving, which is in a bit different then your. Have a look http://www.gracefulgarden.co.uk/index.php?page=soil_improving
I have just found an inexhaustable supply of horse manure. Gurt steaming mountains of it ! I haven't decided whether to plop it direct onto the soil to about 2 or 3 inches or 50 to 75mm deep and let nature take it's course. After due deliberation, I am putting the stuff in a manure heap. It looks good steaming away, and smells 'righteous' ! By the time it is 'cooked' through, it will be the autumn 2012, and ready to serve to the worms. God ! How I LOVE this job !
I've only started gardening about two years ago when I moved into my current house. I have been slowly improving my heavy clay soil as i clear each bed but i'm not sure how to approach this 'digging in compost' idea as i've already got bulbs in there that i don't want to disturb... Any suggestions?