Re: Improving the Soil
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Improving the Soil
- From: M* L*
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:42:40 -0700
At 12:25 PM 1/19/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Any tips on improving the soil in an existing bed? Last fall, when I
>went to plant some perennials in an existing bed, I was shocked by the
>condition of the soil - very heavy, light colored clay just below the
>surface.
>
>I truly do not want to dig it out, amend and replant - and thought about
>using a "bulb planter" to incorporate some organic matter deep between
>the plants - and then organic mulch on top.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Tammy
>Zone 5a
>Mid Missouri
I[ve been hearing a lot on other lists about putting amendments on top of
the soil and letting gravity/nature/earthdwellers incorporate it into lower
soil. Easy may be better. They're also saying that organic matter tilled
into soil doesn't benefit the soil as much as og placed on top, and allowed
to work down on its own. Margaret L
