Between rows ? ?

Joined
Apr 4, 2015
Messages
73
Reaction score
11
Location
N.C.
Hardiness Zone
7
Country
United States
Question, here in the sandhills of N.C., our soil is basically sandy I've been amending soil in garden for 2 yrs now, and I don't have the money to buy a dump truck load of compost/rich soil, my idea this yr. is if I lay news paper then a layer of shredded leaves then a layer of grass clippings between rows and around cucumber mounds. do y'all think this is a good idea,or will it cause some kind of future problem ? ? ?

Happy Mothers Day :)
Mike
 
Joined
Feb 2, 2014
Messages
11,476
Reaction score
5,580
Location
La Porte Texas
Hardiness Zone
8b
Country
United States
Question, here in the sandhills of N.C., our soil is basically sandy I've been amending soil in garden for 2 yrs now, and I don't have the money to buy a dump truck load of compost/rich soil, my idea this yr. is if I lay news paper then a layer of shredded leaves then a layer of grass clippings between rows and around cucumber mounds. do y'all think this is a good idea,or will it cause some kind of future problem ? ? ?

Happy Mothers Day :)
Mike
I think it's a good idea. It will decompose fairly quickly and you can turn it under at your leisure. Then when the season is over move your rows to where you turned all that organic matter under and next year you just do the same thing
 
Joined
Apr 19, 2015
Messages
2,057
Reaction score
2,002
Location
Emerald Victoria
Showcase(s):
1
Hardiness Zone
10a
Country
Australia
Hi Mike. When I first started gardening a friend advised me to cover sile with newspaper, weeds and all and the cover with mulch and it has been very successful. The soil under neath has improved with no additives.
 
Joined
May 4, 2015
Messages
2,441
Reaction score
1,470
Location
Mid Michigan
Hardiness Zone
5b
Country
United States
Mike, google lasagna or sheet composting, that's what you're describing. Like this:
http://ucanr.edu/sites/MarinMG/?story=662

At a previous house where I had sandy soil, I did this for several years. At the end of each growing season, I spread out a mixture of chicken or horse manure, lawn cuttings, fall leaves and some kitchen waste and dug it lightly into the soil. By the following spring it was well into the decomposing process and I had a really fertile veggie garden.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
26,584
Messages
256,565
Members
13,256
Latest member
corncob

Latest Threads

Top