Indian Stripe vs Indian Stripe PL

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Thanks Bill
I am now in location in NC ( soutwest coorner, bordering SC)
About soil, IT IS BETTER THAN 90% SAND. have no idea about RKN.
Now my efforts are on trying to establish a garden and AMEND the soil with as much organic matter that I can get. I have fall leaves, pine stray and wood ash for the starter. The grass seem to be doing just fine in the sand. The main crop around here is sweet potato, corn, soybean, tobacco, strawberries. Apparently those crops like sand. hehe.

Lots of sand usually means RKN problems down here. The more organic matter the better.

If you have a cotton gin near you check and see if they have a pile of gin waste they will give or sell you. It makes a great soil builder if you can find it and it is usually very cheap. It also has a decent fertilizer value and once composted looks like great potting soil. There might be a cheap source of mushroom compost near you that can be bought by the pickup truck load. We used to have a mushroom farm about 80 miles from here and a guy used to get a huge truckload a couple of times a year and sell it by the front end loader scoop for ten bucks a scoop which is about all my little truck could carry. Some nurseries carry mushroom compost that they sell in bulk.

You will probably have real problems with cut worms the first few years if you are gardening a new spot that had grass on it. I know I did. I still put down toothpicks along side of most things I plant especially in the spring. Sandy soil will also require lots of watering and a good heavy mulch. I have gone to using cypress because it holds moisture better in this heat than any other mulch I have tried.

Bill