But below every thriving plant is a healthy, resilient soil. Nigeria
Soils that might have seemed halfway passable under the fallen leaves and the more regular rainfall of June/Julycan – by Harmattan’s mid January – be dusty, cloddy or, even worse, baked like concrete. Plunge your shovel in and there might not be a worm in sight.
A teaspoon of bad soil might be pure dust or gravel. While lots of plants have evolved to cope with impoverished soil in the wild, the same in our gardens rarely accommodates all that we want to grow. Even plants that cope in poor soils usually prefer better ones.Good tillage, depth and drainage are the ideal. A huge population of beneficial organisms is a definite plus and chemical contamination a clear minus.
Don’t try to change your soil texture by adding sand to clay or vice versa. That is a recipe for cement. Some amendment recommendations for clay do include a portion of very fine sand, but there are better ways to change your soil texture.Often soil is low in organic matter, necessary for the structure, water retention and life of your soil. Organic matter includes: compost, composted manure, peat moss, coir, leaf mold and any other plant or animal remains or waste products.
Grass clippings. You can work grass clippings and other plant debris directly into the garden bed to decompose slowly. Be sure whatever you put down is free of seeds and has not been treated with pesticides or weed killers.
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