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11 Comments
Mark Grinage · December 3, 2020 at 9:37 PM
Sounds good Cousin
Lilies and Tomatoes · December 3, 2020 at 9:42 PM
Mark Grinage I hope this was helpful
Mark Grinage · December 3, 2020 at 9:43 PM
Lilies and Tomatoes my thing is the soil where Im at. I aint trying to piece together no grow box. I will throw a bucket out there wit som dirt up in it and wait a while.
Lilies and Tomatoes · December 3, 2020 at 9:53 PM
Mark Grinage This works the same in the ground as in a container or a raised bed
Mark Grinage · December 3, 2020 at 9:55 PM
Lilies and Tomatoes ok.
Lilies and Tomatoes · December 3, 2020 at 9:55 PM
Mark Grinage Have you had your soil tested? If you are growing the ground you should have your soil tested to make sure there are no contaminants and find out what nutrition your soil needs. You should be able to get this done through a local agricultural extension for less than $30.
Mark Grinage · December 3, 2020 at 9:55 PM
Lilies and Tomatoes its not soil its desert
Lilies and Tomatoes · December 4, 2020 at 9:06 AM
Mark Grinage Then you want to do lasagna gardening. Define your garden area. layer cardboard or newspapers on the ground. Then grass clippings and kitchen scraps. Alternate these layers till you pile is at least a foot off the ground. let it cook down. You are basically building a compost pile on the ground to create soil. Do this now and you can plant in the spring. You should also mulch the ground with wood chips after you plant. Chip drop is a service that delivers free wood chips to residential areas. Here is a blog post on how to do lasagna gardening. https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-make-a-lasagna-garden-2539877
Mark Grinage · December 4, 2020 at 9:38 AM
Lilies and Tomatoes that would attract rodents wouldnt it
Lilies and Tomatoes · December 4, 2020 at 2:01 PM
Mark Grinage don’t add any meat, dairy, eggs, oil. The presence of any kind of food will eventually attract rodents, including the food that you will grow. Cover the lasagna garden with black plastic for the winter. It will keep rodent activity down. If you live in the desert and want to grow in ground you have to build soil. Soil feeds plants. Dirt does not. Building beds can help keep rodents out that is one of the reasons o many people do it. You also get to start with better soil than is in the ground.
Mark Grinage · December 4, 2020 at 8:07 PM
Lilies and Tomatoes thanks cousin.