Re: moved to a new area recently
Nancy Lowe wrote:
>
> Sheila suggested:
>
> > start collecting organic matter immediately...
> >You should contact your county agent and have your soil tested...
> >the best advice for starting grass is use lime, lots of it.
>
> I want to second that. Get all the organic stuff you can. Another
> thing you should look at closely is drainage. All that clay will hold
> water forever in the winter, and then turn into concrete in the summer.
> I have a flower bed that doesn't drain well, and I haven't been able to
> correct it. I don't think I have grown anything there that has survived
> for more than one winter, with the exception of a tough gardenia.
>
> Good luck, though. How exciting; a fresh, new garden that can be
> whatever you want!
>
> Nancy Lowe
> Arkansas, zone 7
Well, I just wanted to thank everyone for all the wonderful suggestions
of getting started in my new state.
Just keep throwing ideas at me as you think of them. I am keeping all
posts to refer to later as the planting season approaches.
I just love these mail lists on the net.
I belong mostly to animal lists as I have a small "zoo" here with all
my pets. I moved them all with me when I came down here. We made two
trips and boarded the dogs in Alabama and went back up for the rest.
So, if they can make the adjustment to another climate I am sure I and
my gardening can.
Thanks loads,
Rita
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