T wrote:
songbird wrote:
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compost added will be better than nothing, but
too much peat moss will also not do much as it also
has so very little nutrients.

The peat is to retain moisture and lower the ph. I have never
seen dirt so very dry in my life.

it was dry here for most of the summer, now it
has finally turned around, right about when we don't
really want that much rain. oh well, drink up
Mother Earth...


Weird, six inches down, I found tiny tunnels with
black beetles about 1/4 to 3/8 long making their homes.
I have seen them come out at night. They don't seem to be
hurting anything. Never realized where they lived.

there are a huge number of beetles. most
of them harmless (like bacteria).


I put vegi scraps at the bottom, then mix the peat with
the native dirt. I also use Dr. Earth's all purpose
fertilizer.

won't hurt. get some clay if your soil doesn't
have any.


....
have you ever looked around for free fill? some
times people advertise it.

A member of the family is chemically sensitive, so
I have to be paranoid as hell if it is not organically
certified.

do wood products bother them? like wood chips?


I am ready for next year's crop of weeds! Free compost!
I wonder if the chickens will dare show up. Chuckle.
I may have to switch to bolted purslane.

chickens?

I was making fun of the weeds. After I started harvesting them
for compose, they seemed to take off to parts unknown.
I will see next spring if they are gone permanently.

purselane can take over and provide a lot of
forage.


....
I think I will go back to compost AFTER I get the soil
improved.

anything you can scrounge will help. keep your
eyes open for free stuff you can use.


I save all my worm crack (melon rinds) for burying.
It ain't soil until it passes ...

It is nice to see things FINALLY coming together. A lot
of that has to do with you. Thank you!

y.w. keep at it.


songbird