As the sun rose surely this morning I steeled myself to prepping the garden space for my first client. Last year's garden, a modest 4' x 8' plot, would grow to become 10' x 10' after a couple of hours well spent slicing and scraping the moss-laden sod. While soil tests are good and fine for agricultural endeavors, on the home scale they aren't particularly pragmatic. Better to observe the vegetation (moss and dandelions) and consider the typical soil profile of our climate (low pH), amend accordingly, and let the veggies live a life of choice.
To begin, a 1/2" layer of compost is added to the lightly cultivated soil, which is spaded to a depth of about 6." Then a cocktail of four organic mineral amendments are added to assist in bringing the soil into a balance for proper vegetable nutrition: greensand, limestone, phosphate, and gypsum. Using the garden weasel the amendments are mixed within the top 2-3." The bed is now ready to fill with transplants.
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