Re: The Perfect Soil
- Subject: Re: The Perfect Soil
- From: &* L* <j*@doctors.org.uk>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:24:00 +0000
Hi,
I'm thinking of trying some bio-char in my soil. Does
anyone have any experience/advice?
Joe
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:36:04 -0600
"Brian" <brian8t@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's my 2 cents, I like my clay soil here in North
Mississippi. I amend it
with compost from the horses next door, only amend. When
it gets over 95
degrees in July & August, I need all the water retention
I can get. When I
put the garden to bed in November, I spread what manure
and compost I had and
tilled it in. I'll be putting lime on the soil before I
put out my sweet corn
in March/April. After the corn is done in June, in go
the giants.
Brian Taylor
P.S. Good luck to all you Yankees and the cold I keep
hearing about. Sounds
awful. I'm a Damn Yankee, because I'm from Iowa, came
to the south and
stayed! So I know what you're going thru. Yuck!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net
[o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Hatcher, John
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 2:56 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: The Perfect Soil
Now is the time of year we're all trying to get our soil
prepped and
perfect. Well, all of us geographically challenged
growers below the
Mason-Dixon line, anyway.
I read Dave from Minnesota's description of what he does
to his plot
with interest. He basically excavates most of the soil
from his pit and
starts with 100% organic material. I do the same thing,
but on a
smaller scale.
But I was surprised to hear that Dave goes for good dirt
down to 2 or 3
feet. I thought the roots of a pumpkin were much
shallower. Maybe mine
are, because the good dirt isn't deep enough, or I don't
water
correctly, or something.
My question is: how deep do you folks try to prep the
soil - how deep do
the roots really want to grow?
Thanks a lot,
john hatcher
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