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Old 14-06-2003, 01:32 PM
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Default Sand sand and sand

"kcchin" wrote in message ...
I have a small garden 30meter square. I dig down and find that the top 40cm
is just plain
sand ,little or no clay or silt. Any crop I plant, the soil is only good for
one crop, next generation
are stunted and will not grow. I assume that I have exhuasted the nutrients
for that crop.
What do I do?
Cart off the top soil (in this case sand, sand) and replace it with a lorry
load of garden soil, or could
I do something else?
I have access to limitless amount of dry leaves throughout the year to use
if I choose to.
Carting off the sand and replace it with garden soil is rather expensive
here in Singapore.


Make compost
Double dig to incorporate some of the subsoil into the top again.
Fertilize.