bigger garden next year? - Page 2

creister · October 26, 2009

Yes, you should definately cover that soil for winter. Instead of buying something, could you not use shredded leaves, or shredded tree trimmings for a thick muclh? If you want the black plastic that is okay too, just thinking of what could be obtained for free.

creister · October 26, 2009

You could add some alfalfa meal and feed molasses as well.

FILMNET · October 26, 2009

Thanks i got some new black compost from our city dump, they make this from only leaves, branches and very small trees only, they make huge hills of this stuff and move it around every year and sell it by truck loads or give it us us, really black. so I put more on the dirt, i have hay for the dirt.

October 26, 2009	#18
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Thanks i got some new black compost from our city dump, they make this from only leaves, branches and very small trees only, they make huge hills of this stuff and move it around every year and sell it by truck loads or give it us us, really black. so I put more on the dirt, i have hay for the dirt. Last edited by FILMNET; October 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM.

October 26, 2009	#16
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Yes, you should definately cover that soil for winter. Instead of buying something, could you not use shredded leaves, or shredded tree trimmings for a thick muclh? If you want the black plastic that is okay too, just thinking of what could be obtained for free.