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Unwanted crop ...
This afternoon I started to break ground for a garden at our Ozark
Hideaway . Much to my dismay , I didn't see a single worm - but then it's still pretty early , and the ground is pretty cold . What I *did* find was a bumper crop of rocks ... probably why they named it Stone County ! I'm trying to get an early start , on my way out of town tomorrow back to Memphis for work I plan on dropping a soil sample off at the county extension office for analysis . Might as well start it off right .. -- Snag |
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Unwanted crop ...
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"Terry Coombs" wrote: This afternoon I started to break ground for a garden at our Ozark Hideaway . Much to my dismay , I didn't see a single worm - but then it's still pretty early , and the ground is pretty cold . What I *did* find was a bumper crop of rocks ... probably why they named it Stone County ! I'm trying to get an early start , on my way out of town tomorrow back to Memphis for work I plan on dropping a soil sample off at the county extension office for analysis . Might as well start it off right . Your soil most likely can be amended, unless it has a high salt content. If the thought of making a stone wall is too unappetizing, you could always put in raised beds, which are also easier on the back. -- Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg or E Pluribus Unum Next time vote Green Party |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "Terry Coombs" wrote: This afternoon I started to break ground for a garden at our Ozark Hideaway . Much to my dismay , I didn't see a single worm - but then it's still pretty early , and the ground is pretty cold . What I *did* find was a bumper crop of rocks ... probably why they named it Stone County ! I'm trying to get an early start , on my way out of town tomorrow back to Memphis for work I plan on dropping a soil sample off at the county extension office for analysis . Might as well start it off right . Your soil most likely can be amended, unless it has a high salt content. If the thought of making a stone wall is too unappetizing, you could always put in raised beds, which are also easier on the back. -- Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg or E Pluribus Unum Next time vote Green Party Ever heard of Arkansas field stone ? Those rocks and some of the other 10 million or so on our 12 acres are destined to become foundation piers/walls for our new home up here . I seriously doubt there will be a lot of salt in the soil , this is a well drained slight slope that has been wooded until recently heavy second-growth saplings when we bought it ~12 yrs ago, bigger stuff not many years before . Most of the land is heavily wooded , mostly oaks , hickory , etc with patches of cedars . The clearing is well covered with grasses and a few wild flowers . I suspect if anything the soil will be acidic from many years of oak leaf mulch . Blackberry patches in every cleared area , along the roads and power line easements thru the woods ... and blueberries and muscadines in the woods. I call it Hillbilly Heaven . -- Snag and plenty of deer |
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Unwanted crop ...
In article ,
"Terry Coombs" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "Terry Coombs" wrote: This afternoon I started to break ground for a garden at our Ozark Hideaway . Much to my dismay , I didn't see a single worm - but then it's still pretty early , and the ground is pretty cold . What I *did* find was a bumper crop of rocks ... probably why they named it Stone County ! I'm trying to get an early start , on my way out of town tomorrow back to Memphis for work I plan on dropping a soil sample off at the county extension office for analysis . Might as well start it off right . Your soil most likely can be amended, unless it has a high salt content. If the thought of making a stone wall is too unappetizing, you could always put in raised beds, which are also easier on the back. -- Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg or E Pluribus Unum Next time vote Green Party Ever heard of Arkansas field stone ? Those rocks and some of the other 10 million or so on our 12 acres are destined to become foundation piers/walls for our new home up here . I seriously doubt there will be a lot of salt in the soil , this is a well drained slight slope that has been wooded until recently heavy second-growth saplings when we bought it ~12 yrs ago, bigger stuff not many years before . Most of the land is heavily wooded , mostly oaks , hickory , etc with patches of cedars . The clearing is well covered with grasses and a few wild flowers . I suspect if anything the soil will be acidic from many years of oak leaf mulch . Blackberry patches in every cleared area , along the roads and power line easements thru the woods ... and blueberries and muscadines in the woods. I call it Hillbilly Heaven . Enjoy your rocks ;O)) -- Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg or E Pluribus Unum Next time vote Green Party |
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