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Re: Self sufficiency

Hello South Africa!

If I had sand to start with, the first thing I'd do is frame a 
bed out of lumber or whatever. I've used 6" logs before, and they 
work ok, but where you live there might be bug problems in logs.

Truck in some good soil. Sounds like a lot of work/expense, but its 
really the easiest. Better to have one good bed than 3 that 
don't work.

Soil test your new bed and add required organic amendments.

Using locally available resources like the kelp sounds attractive. 
I'd probably think about washing off the salt with fresh water and 
composting it before use. If you just add it to the soil, you'll need 
to let it decompose before planting. Probably best to use it as a 
mulch.

Good Luck!

Eric
Portland Oregon 
USDA zone 8
Sunny, highs near 90, lows near 62
I love summer!



> Hi to all,
> I've just joined the list today and wish to get some advice.
> It is my hope to become self sufficient in veg and fruit,what area of 
> land do I require to grow intensivly enough produce to keep one adult 
> going,I live in a sub-tropical climate,but the soil if I can call it 
> that is sand.
> Living near the sea I have access to endless amounts of kelp,can this 
> be used to improve the growing medium?.
> TIA.
> MIKE MILNER.
> Cape Town.
> South Africa.
> Zone 10.Sunset Zone21.
> 
>
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