terryc wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:56:41 +0000, ted wrote:

Ok all you poo specialists i have just moved to a warm climate and now
have a garden that looks like a jungle the plants are so exotic looking
well they would be if they were not almost dead what is the best poo i
could use to get the garden going again.

What is available?
What do you want to grow?
How much do you want to spend?
How often do you water?

I water every second day but as water is an issue its only a light
watering. there are all sorts of palms, Australian natives and what i
would class as tropical orchids. The garden was so neglected over a
long period of time i just don't know where to start so far its been all
trimming and just general tidying up. The soil is sandy and in need of
something. As far as cost goes after the move i want to spend as
little as possible until i have been in the place a little long and work
out exactly what i do want. I would like to at least try and save what
is here and then figure it out from there.

abigail

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:32:54 +0000, ted wrote:

terryc wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:56:41 +0000, ted wrote:

Ok all you poo specialists i have just moved to a warm climate and now
have a garden that looks like a jungle the plants are so exotic
looking well they would be if they were not almost dead what is the
best poo i could use to get the garden going again.

What is available?
What do you want to grow?
How much do you want to spend?
How often do you water?

I water every second day but as water is an issue its only a light
watering. there are all sorts of palms, Australian natives

Well you can stop watering those two.
Also, Australian natives do not need poo. Probably too rich and toxic and
poison them. Maybe a light dusting annually

and what i would class as tropical orchids.

My understanding is that these can be fiddly and require specific
treatments to get the best out of them.


The soil is sandy and in need of something.

Look for sawdust(free?), rice husks(sold at some produce) or stable
cleaning(mostly shavings, free?) and just use that as mulch. Regularly
top it up. Do not work the soil. Alternatively look around for retailed
bags of mulch or bales of straw, hay, lucerne, etc.

terryc wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:32:54 +0000, ted wrote:

terryc wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:56:41 +0000, ted wrote:

Ok all you poo specialists i have just moved to a warm climate and now
have a garden that looks like a jungle the plants are so exotic
looking well they would be if they were not almost dead what is the
best poo i could use to get the garden going again.
What is available?
What do you want to grow?
How much do you want to spend?
How often do you water?
I water every second day but as water is an issue its only a light
watering. there are all sorts of palms, Australian natives

Well you can stop watering those two.
Also, Australian natives do not need poo. Probably too rich and toxic and
poison them. Maybe a light dusting annually

and what i would class as tropical orchids.

My understanding is that these can be fiddly and require specific
treatments to get the best out of them.


The soil is sandy and in need of something.

Look for sawdust(free?), rice husks(sold at some produce) or stable
cleaning(mostly shavings, free?) and just use that as mulch. Regularly
top it up. Do not work the soil. Alternatively look around for retailed
bags of mulch or bales of straw, hay, lucerne, etc.

Thank you for your reply terryc and yes the orchids may be a tad fiddly
but will search the net for some info on them as it seems such a shame
to get rid of them they are just so lovely.

"ted" wrote in message

Others have given good advice so I'll just chip in a bit that occurs to me.

I water every second day but as water is an issue its only a light
watering.

Forget light watering. Either water once or perhaps twice a week (if you
must) and do a deep watering. Light watering brings the roots to the
surface and that is self defeating. If you have to do so, select which
plants you must keep and only water them and let the rest of the garden go.
Most of us here have had to make those sorts of choices at some time or
other.

And before you water, stuff your finger down into the soil and if it's dry
at about 4 inches, then water.