Soil Improvement
- To: Perennial List
- Subject: Soil Improvement
- From: B* P*
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:30:08 -0600
Here's a new topic and some questions for the list. After watching HGTV and all
the wonderful LUSH gardens, I wonder if my soil is up to par.
What do you do to keep your soil up to snuff -- short of digging everything up
to amend the soil under each and every plant with compost, peat, green sand,
organic fertilizers, etc.
I admit to being remiss in digging up and dividing a lot of the perennials I
have (bad back), except for an easy few that spread vigorously and obviously
need dividing like the Siberian Iris which forms doughnut-shaped clumps as the
middles die out. And then there's the Dictamnus which doesn't like disturbance
at all. Many of my plants grow cheek-to-jowl next to others, each with different
preferences.
Is mulch which breaks down enough to improve the soil and provide nutrition for
the hungry plants? Do you regularly use a fertilizer? If so, what kind?
What's your favorite mulch?
--
Barb P.(who will have to dig this year just to get the sneaky grass out)
SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
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