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Re: plants that might help with soil erosion

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Sandy-I am confused- do you want to know what kind of plants and flowers and
groundcover etc would help reduce erosion on the cliff edge , or what kind
of veggies to plant in your beds?Cause I think you can plant just about
anything  veggie wise you want in your beds if you prepare your soil
properly- give or take a few exceptions.However-nothing that you plant in
your beds is going to help with erosion control  since you will  hopefully
be constantly replanting- as the seasons change-and you WANT your crops will
be LOOSE!Thats what makes square footing so great- that the soil stays so
friable and loamy.If you haven't read Mel's Book- get it and do so - it
really helps- or check out all the info on  the main website so you can get
the soil recipes etc. Lots of different ways to go.But your vegies are short
lived and are not going to keep your soil from sliding into your
creek -where some well placed perenneals just might help do the trick.You
could mix some flowers and herbs in with the vegies or reserve a bed or two
just for vegies with other plants around  the area- Thats a great idea to
help with pollination anyways- there are never enough bees around and so the
more flowers- the better.  There are alot of things you could plant outside
the beds like daylillies - iceplant, iris, that would help anchor the soil -
depending on what zone you live in. If you go to the Garden forums- they
will have lots of good suggestions for you according to your climate- soil
type etc-- they are at www.gardenweb.com-a bazillion different forums to
choses from- just pick their collective brain and you will get many
suggestions. There is some box where you register that allows you to be
notified when someone responds to your post- be sure to check that box or
you may never find the  place you posted again.(Like.."where did I park?")
It is like going to the biggest garden show in the world .Lots of neat
info.I think they even have a prairie gardening forum.Most of visit as many
message boards and forums as we have time for and inerests in- cause we are
not just growing vegetables. That why we share them with each other. Good
Luck-Teri
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Subject: plants that might help with soil erosion


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> Hi everyone,
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> I have an area I'd love to use for some sq. ft. beds, but would like your
> advise.  It is at the edge of a dropoff to a creek.  There has been
erosion
> here previously, and I would like to put something in that would help to
> anchor the soil there, (previous home owners cleared native trees and
brush
> and put in only grass, which they then let go to opportunistic weeds).  I
am
> trying to do a mini-prairie area with some native plantings and
wildscaping
> over most of the area, but would love some ideas about types of veggies or
> flowers that I could do in a raised bed or two.  In this part of the yard,
> the soil is poor and fairly sandy (both of which are appropriate).
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas!
>
> Sandi
>          N. Texas
>
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