New Garden Plot - How Would You Prep the Beds?

JosephineRose · March 18, 2016

It's looking like I may have the possibility of sharing a new community garden plot with a friend in the city where I work. This would be a second location for me and a place where I could do tomato trials… more warmth, more sun.

Because of my travel schedule this summer, I don't think I'll actually plant anything before fall, and mostly likely only a nitrogen-fixing cover crop then. So I am considering the option of major soil prep for next spring. I have a space to grow in now so I can afford to devote the time to this one, including a couple of cycles of cover crops, compost, etc.

I plan to start with soil testing at UMass. I can build raised beds or not… I'm debating both options.

If you had a garden space that was basically a blank canvas and nearly a year to prep the soil for a massive amount of tomato growing, what would you do?

March 18, 2016	#1
JosephineRose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: California Posts: 383	New Garden Plot - How Would You Prep the Beds? It's looking like I may have the possibility of sharing a new community garden plot with a friend in the city where I work. This would be a second location for me and a place where I could do tomato trials… more warmth, more sun. Because of my travel schedule this summer, I don't think I'll actually plant anything before fall, and mostly likely only a nitrogen-fixing cover crop then. So I am considering the option of major soil prep for next spring. I have a space to grow in now so I can afford to devote the time to this one, including a couple of cycles of cover crops, compost, etc. I plan to start with soil testing at UMass. I can build raised beds or not… I'm debating both options. If you had a garden space that was basically a blank canvas and nearly a year to prep the soil for a massive amount of tomato growing, what would you do?