Re: Bed Preperation
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Bed Preperation
- From: "* L* T* <h*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 12:42:14 -0700
At 01:14 PM 4/22/96 MDT, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I need some advice on the preperation of a new bed for irises. My soil here
>in Raleigh, NC, is solid clay with boulders that I have to remove. We have
>a horse barn in the neighborhood. Should I add manure in when I till the
>bed? I will be adding well established manure, not fresh and also pinebark
>mulch for drainage.
>
Based on my experience with clay soil, I'd say don't even try. Just build a
raised bed. You could go broke trying to get my soil built up good enough
to have proper drainage for irises and it's an incredible amout of work. My
back still hurts from the work I did on one 3' x 6' bed.
Monica L. Tittle
hstrynut@ix.netcom.com
Pelham AL, USDA Zone 7/8
We all need help so we might as well all help each other.
--Me
