On 08/10/2018 04:38 PM, songbird wrote:
you're in an arid climate, i'd say dusty gray is
likely a suitable color...

water, organic matter, cover crops, worms, windbreaks,
partial shade, swales, chop and drop, etc.

I fertilized the hell out of the things this year.
Spent about 120 U$D on organic chicken poop based
fertilizer from Wally World. I wonder if I will
make it back?