Wood CHIPS added heavily for 3 years completely changed my deep red clay soil. I also add all fall leaves in a thick layer and then work into the soil before spring planting. Then all summer add thin layers of grass clippings each week i cut the grass. After 5 years, i have the deepest brown/black soil that is beautiful and loaded with earth worms. So wood chips, leaves, and grass clippings
@Seven30onFriday
2 жыл бұрын
I garden on heavy clay in Nottingham, England, UK. Years ago I looked to text books for information on improving clay soil and the advice was to mix in horticultural grit. I imagine lots of uk gardeners my age and older have read similar advice but I suspect now uk gardeners are becoming more aware of the value of adding organic matter.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Ah- this is great to know, thank you!
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
I am not sure if coarse sand will help clay soil be less compacted.
@stardust9072
Жыл бұрын
@@lovehorses2669 use 70% sand then you will be ok. but anyhow you still need to add stuff that will retain water but not wet. the answer is compost and coco peat. basically organic materials. then u also need to put burnt rice ash or crushed charcoal for good bacteria/fungi to live in. my family used to live at a house where the soil is 100% sand sediment. every time it rains the water will pass through our house, leaving only sand behind. my mom often burn leaves/branches etc at a specific spot on the land. then she will collect sand soil from nearby that area for planting. it still works great although it's 100% sand. don't collect directly after burning or directly from the burn site, because plant will wilt. only collect after a couple of weeks and after it rains.
@StayshaS
Жыл бұрын
I love Carol Klein (?) I watch Great British Gardens and Grit is very popular.
@leonleese4919
Жыл бұрын
I use cheap supermarket all purpose compost on my 20 feet X 20 feet veg plot in Rhyl North East Wales I have also used builders sand with fine grit to mix concrete. It helps a little but it also raises the soil level. Make compost made from grass cutting. I then went back to triple digging out a trench across half the plot width to one spade depth and three spade widths wide. Next dig the next trench across the plot but only two spade widths wide setting the soil in a separate heap. Finally the third trench just one spade width wide setting the soil in a separate heap. Now, you have three steps each one with a riser the depth of your spade. Use ..your newest compost heap and tip this into the deepest trench then dig the two deep trench to a spade depth, turning the soil on top of the compost. Then use more of your newest compost in the bottom of your trench and your next newest compost onto the soil of the deepest trench . It’s hard to describe but writers being fond of this because they were paid per word. However keep the three steps turning turning the three deep trench onto the second layer of compost until you reach the und of the bed. You then start digging back to where you reach the three heaps of soil you set to the side when you started. On one bed you will have compost and cultivated soil to a depth of 3 feet. By the time I had finished the 4 feet wide bed I was using fresh manure spread over the second bed and just dug the soil to one spit turning the manure into the bed. The other three beds for the next three years I only turned over to two spade depths each for one year. I’m now 79 so I’ve been using no dig system for thee years and I’m only using about 2 inches of compost each year but I don’t have drainage problems now and I don’t seem to be digging out lumps of Clayton surface soil has bee ok for quite sometime as I noticed the improvement in soil after three years . Using a cold frame and 3 inch pots must also help the soil improvement as does growing vegetables . For peas and beans I originally for the first 10 years I dug out to a spade depth for the whole 4 feet wide bed filled it with compost then put the soil on top of the compost so that in November the bud was a one foot high hump but by March it had sunk to the plot level. If I was starting again I would dig over to remove weeds then cover it with a good layer of compost by 2 or 3 inches then keep an eye open var whatever happens. Use good Sharp sand in drills.
@dongemus
2 жыл бұрын
Just love your channel... knowledgeable, well-spoken, fact-based, and a plant lover at heart like all of us. Keep it up 👍
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elenahappystitch7649
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing different types of products. It’s very helpful. I just finish to built my house and ready to do some work in my garden.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@palasmark1629
Жыл бұрын
This is an interesting discussion, which essentially asks, How do we convert clay soils to loam soils, or something similar. So that we can more easily work with it. The answer i believe is Glomalin. We can't simply mix sand with clay, we have to bring life to that mixture. We do so by feeding the fungus in our clay soils, so they can produce glomalin, and change our dreadful clay soils, to something we can more easily work with. Mulching with wood chips seems like a good start.
@jerryhealy3924
Жыл бұрын
Forgot I am in the Pacific Northwest. I have a landscape company delivering about 5-10 yards of leaves, grass clippings, grasses...etc a week. Free Delivery. I am up to 50 yards at the moment. Couldn't get any better. Looking for Spring. Enjoy your channel. Thankyou Jerry
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Nice! What an awesome resource to have!
@michellejames5953
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve had great luck getting heavy field stones onto canvas dropcloth and pulling it to wherever I wanted them on my property. You can even roll the cloth a little an have someone on each side pull it under each bag. It really works! Can’t wait for part 2
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Oh- great tip! Thank you, Michelle!
@jerbear7952
Жыл бұрын
Don't give away our secrets. I haven't had a wheel barrow in years. I just have to get a few new tarps every few years.
@michellejames5953
Жыл бұрын
@@jerbear7952 yep! Tarps are way better than wheel barrows, if you have the space to drag them where you need to dump them.
@LariatLady150
Жыл бұрын
I'm in Northwest Georgia and we don't have soil. We have compacted clay and in order to plant a seedling, we have to use our gas-powered auger and then we fill the hole with amended soil! 🤦🏼 It's a chore, for sure! I used raised beds now. Also, we have a hill behind our house in the backyard that I had terraced and brought soil in to fill the space to use for gardening. 😊👍
@jeanninemcwhorter919
25 күн бұрын
I’m in Texas with the same “ impacted” soil. I don’t think hers is anywhere near what ours is like. She keeps saying she just digs up the soil. That’s not going to happen in our situation. I’ve also gone to raised beds for this very reason.
@LariatLady150
25 күн бұрын
@@jeanninemcwhorter919- You got that right!!
@madelinegates6027
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to watch the one on the results! we have tons of red clay haha! Thank you for sharing!
@mikefrench3800
2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see the results!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited too!
@mikefrench3800
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna I always try to grow something out of the ordinary as an experiment or challenge lol
@kittiew260
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome experiment. I do need to help my soil in fall with some love. It definitely has same coloring as yours so very excited to see outcome.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited too!
@evanfossen
2 жыл бұрын
Yay, thanks for experimenting. As fellow Buckeye with clay soil, I'm excited to see the results.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Me too! I have my guesses as to which will perform the best, but sometimes it's fun to be proven wrong 😆
@happierinthesunshine
2 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I discovered your channel recently! I have red clay soil in western NC and have been learning so much from you! I love the way you share the science behind each subject in a way that is really palatable for even new gardeners. Thank you!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dana- I'm so glad to hear this!
@swaroopds
2 жыл бұрын
I am very well aware and it is common to have black clay soil. But truly amazing to hear the nature also have red clay soil. I will search and study this soil. Thanks for posting this.
@jacobcheriyan
Жыл бұрын
Research done scientifically and convincingly. Thank you so much. Your study will benefit many. You are so gifted in your articulation.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@michelleh1722
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to find an information source in the same zone! I'm also in central Ohio and attempting to do the best I can for our .90acres. :) Thanks
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan!
@amyschmelzer6445
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to see what the final results reveal. As a fellow Ohio gardener, my soil looks very similar to what you are using in your experiment.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to see the results too!
@zfotoguy71
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! We are dealing with similar clay in SE Michigan. BTW, I love the hand tool you have. We found them at an asian grocery store and bought 3 of them. They are wonderful to use!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm with you on the hand tool- it's probably the one tool I use most frequently in the garden, love that thing!
@dant9863
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to see someone showing first hand testing. I feel like alot of information out there is just regurgitating the same theory. Those can be taken out of context so it will be nice to see how it will work in this specific application. A second test would be interesting. By applying a blend of amendments to balance best the properties.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like ultimately a blend of amendments is the best route (and it's what I do in my own garden, but I do think looking at each of them individually is interesting! There are so many options for more tests I'm not sure where to start 😄.
@journeytravelers5420
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you , bless you . * Check with your local county agriculture dept , alot of Ohio counties have farmland an colleges also have horticulture /Agriculture dept as well churches with community gardens that support gardening for helping food donations at harvest time .
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation
@cindybird2896
2 жыл бұрын
Lots of great information! The community I live in was a lake drained in the 40’s. Talk about difficult soil. You would think it would be a good area for gardens, nope. Lots of rocks, underground water tables and compacted hard soil. All of my gardens are container raised beds. Your results will be interesting and hopefully helpful to me so I can try and improve my soil. I always look forward to your videos! Thank you for such good content for Ohio zone 6.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
My goodness- that does sound challenging! I can see why you've opted for container raised beds!
@donpadawan
2 жыл бұрын
I recommend a PH soil instant read probe. They are accurate, and can take endless readings to get a reliable average in a given space. PH can vary quite a bit in different parts of the garden. Amazing video!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a particular brand or model that you recommend?
@jblazingame
2 жыл бұрын
The extension guys at Texas A&M highly recommend expanded shale for clay soils. I’m planning on trying it myself for my new garden.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I've also heard this recommended- it makes sense to me, but I have a hard time finding it around here. I'd love to know what you think if you try it!
@mexicas6637
2 жыл бұрын
so excited for this!!!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I am too... and I'm already looking forward to testing more amendments!
@milkweed7678
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! It would be interesting to have a compost mix with clay and leaf mold mix with clay with them just to use as a gauge. Great video once again. Thanks!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I plan to do leaf mold in the fall!
@milkweed7678
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna My soil this year that had leaf compost only, tilled in, seemed to dry out faster after every rain. The best thing that worked out however was making long rows of leaf mold-leaf compost about 7-9 ish inches deep right on top of the ground and planting potatoes all the way down to the ground level, the depth of the leaf mold. The moisture content of the dirt stayed very moist and the leaf mold was dry. The potatoes formed in the leaf mold. Easiest best harvest ever for in-ground like planting. Just pulled up the plants with no effort and were full of potatoes. 80% medium to large. Hardly any weeds. I just put a little fertilizer in the dirt under the potatoes when planting and watered in a little N later on.
@VocaZ
Жыл бұрын
I bought a load of decomposed granite to park a POD on my side yard. When I removed the POD and after a few good rains, I was amazed how porous that brick-hard clay had become.
@lecs9385
2 жыл бұрын
Excited to see the results
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@ashleyscreativecorne
2 жыл бұрын
Greta video! Can’t wait to see how this works out! I’d love to see Espoma Land And Sea compost!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Ooh- I bet that is good stuff! I've never worked with it, but will have to check it out- thanks!
@sociopathmercenary
Жыл бұрын
I'm up here in Ohio close to Ashland and just finished planting a couple dozen trees. That little project has left me considering a new hobby in pottery as I seem to have plenty of raw material handy. Looking forward to putting your advice to good use. Thank you!
@lindag4484
2 жыл бұрын
Love that! "Blinded by Science"! Great video!!!!! No problem with clay soil here in NH, but I think I need to send off a soil sample. Most of my young plants are experiencing stagnating growth. ...at a loss of why.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And I'd definitely encourage that soil test-- I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with your young plants, but that test may reveal something easily fixable!
@carahoglund5266
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! I can't wait to see the results. We have moderately clay-y soil--nothing as bad as yours, but it still feels pretty claggy.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I know! I'm excited to see the results too!
@GirlScoutC00kiezZzMmhhmm
Жыл бұрын
Nice experiment.
@GirlScoutC00kiezZzMmhhmm
Жыл бұрын
I tried to mix composted chicken 🐔 manure, in with soil I built of black gold compost dirt, innoculated with bio char, garden soil out of the garden, perlite, miracle grow mix soil, epsom salt. Clay soil ammendment topping (peat) ☹️ *I was growing in acid ph clay soil with slow drainage. It was looking good, plants were thriving, then a fire took out my plot. New plot, going back to see this spring. I was aiming to build the plot soil, improving aeration and drainage, and make looser living soil. I even planted these clay busting radishes or turnips. Very good video, you are a wealth of knowledge.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Thank you- sounds like you tried a great mix of stuff! I'm sorry to hear that a fire took out your plot.
@mikefrench3800
2 жыл бұрын
Like your patio! I used to and still have the tools to do them. Just been disabled for 2 yrs so that sucks
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.. I'm sorry to hear that.
@mikefrench3800
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you! I can still manage a garden ( takes 10 times as long to do stuff ) and drink beer LOL
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikefrench3800 Well those are the important things!
@amyhorrocks603
2 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I’m in western PA with clay and rocks. I’ve been using mushroom compost to amend and recently started adding perlite to each bed. You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath (Philly) recommends perlite for clay soil, so I’m hoping it works.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Amy! Perlite and vermiculite were two I considered testing next.
@brandihagerty958
6 ай бұрын
I, too, am in western PA and have tons of rocks and clay soil. I had 3 pine trees cut down and want to replace the area with a nice garden now that there is so much sun. With the soil, so many rocks of all sizes, and roots from the trees torn down, I’m assuming it is acidic too since due the past pine trees. is it worth it to dig, add new soil, and fertilize, or should I just make a raised bed garden? Digging into the rocks and roots of the tree is so frustrating, but I wanting to make the most of the space I have.
@mikeriley5431
2 жыл бұрын
I am in west central Ohio and I have the same type of clay soil so I am looking forward to see how your experiment comes out
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
This Ohio clay is a bear isn't it? In my own garden I've had the best results with a combo of amendments and methods, but I'm very curious to see how each of the individual amendments acts!
@Angie-ci1lp
2 жыл бұрын
Very! Interesting and informative! Thank you for sharing
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m glad you found it informative!
@Gkrissy
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jenna for your nice review of amendments. I love to see experiments with clay soil! I recently learned about greensand as well and asked my local ace hardware for it but it was sold out. I’m curious about the liquid product because I saw it on Amazon recently. I did an experiment with biochar on a peice of my lawn that was struggling and I have seen the increased fertility in the thickness of the grass.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the biochar helped your lawn- very cool!
@keithhilton8869
2 жыл бұрын
Great Video Jenna. I use agriculture sand when I plant my root crops. I fill the drill with sand and then sprinkle the seed then cover with a thin layer of sand. This stops the seed from drying out and I find I get better germination especially with carrots. However I don't think its widely used here in Aus. Cheers
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Good to know, Keith! Thank you!
@johnjude2685
2 жыл бұрын
Columbus Ohio, After doing a tiny huguculcal bed mostly twigs and 3 season I planted giant sunflower last summer and left in the stump and roots. This season I have three tomato plants and a planted a few inches from the sunflower stump. Add bone meal with seedlings and over all these 3 are doing better than most of my no tilt garden , Still have the second half of the season and waiting for results. This is of great interest Lady We will make me a better Gardener yet!. Of 26 typts of tomatoes your advice about Midnight Snack is looking good definitely the growingist plant I've have my is now above my 👖 pants.and a picture of health. Hopefully we love them for eating and trying your recipe for baking in oven. Thanks
@Lochness19
2 жыл бұрын
I'm growing Midnight Snack for the first time this year too. They'll be competing against Sweet 100 which has been a very reliable producer for me. One of my Sweet 100 is currently in the lead, and then the 3 Midnight Snack and second Sweet 100 are pretty neck-to-neck.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Love hearing your garden updates, John! And I can't wait till your Midnight Snacks are ripe- I'm eager to hear what you think!
@RADCOMJ1
Жыл бұрын
Yes we have a lot of builders/sharp sand in the UK. We can't get much green sand here. Organic matter is great but it will disappear over time.
@sergeytyagay6027
Жыл бұрын
RESPECT......... VERY GOOD VIDEO............
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@jwbowden674
2 жыл бұрын
My soil in my NC mountain area is clay, sand and loam. It is a great structure, but I have to add a lot of organic matter to help with compaction, water retention and erosion. Yes to leaching of nutrients so side dressing and liquid fert is needed! I have so much iron in my soil, but it gets bound up to where the plants can’t take it up. I use a lot of straw, mushroom compost, 3 year aged wood chips etc and that has helped a lot. Tends to be constant journey to create a workable soil, but each year I see improvements. Its a marathon not a sprint unfortunately!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a marathon indeed! But sounds like what you’re doing is working great!
@barnarddale
Жыл бұрын
Good experiment. (And good Lems.)
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! (and I 💚 my Lems!)
@SomeRoomtoGrow
2 жыл бұрын
Oh awesome, you’re already doing this! So THAT’S why you were asking about it 😂 This is all great info and a worthy sequel to Small Garden Quest’s video. Looking forward to the growth results in part 2!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Haha- yep! I can't wait to see the growth results either!
@juliettedemaso7588
Жыл бұрын
I used coarse paving sand mixed into my ridiculous Illinois clay. This was not for planting, it was to level and soften the ground for an above ground pool. A few years and the pool came out (too much work lol) and boy howdy that patch of land consistently grows everything better, bigger and easier than anywhere else in the yard. No matter what I’ve added or done, and I’ve done everything, from adding gypsum, manure, humus, clippings and leaves, all sorts of composts, organic matter, perlite, peat, no dig, aggressive till, light till, hired commercial “core aeration”, planting “clay busting” plants, even digging huge holes and burning stuff in them then filling them back in with soil and amendments.. and nothing worked like the coarse sand. But it wasn’t called horticultural sand, it was called coarse paving sand or sharp leveling sand. I did this over ten years ago, btw, and that goofy round spot (we still affectionately call it the pool hole lol) grows like nobodies business, and the soil looks and feels great.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Good to know-- your coarse sand sounds very similar to the way horticultural sand is described... maybe I'll have better luck tracking it down under that name! Thanks for sharing.
@TheRealHonestInquiry
Жыл бұрын
If it's in containers I would like to see the clay screened through a 1/2" or 1/4" wire mesh so there is uniformity in the chunks. Clay has good water holding capacity but bad air holding capacity - therefore organic matter, porous materials, and living organisms which naturally create air pathways such as earthworms should work the best to improve air holding capacity. Other amendments I would try would be: Leaf Mold Compost, Coco Coir (an excellent alternative to peat, just make sure to wash it of excess salts by soaking in water), decomposed cover crops with deep taproot such as Daikon Radish or Sorghum, wood chips soaked in nitrogen-rich water, and porous rocks such as lava rock, perlite, and Growstones (which are engineered perlite made from recycled glass).
@definitelyevan3974
Жыл бұрын
I’ve done sawdust, compared manure and coco coir for years. The first 2 years plant nitrogen fixing crops like peas that won’t rely on the soil for nitrogen.
@definitelyevan3974
Жыл бұрын
Mix mycorrhizal fungi as you mix the soil
@aideenj
6 ай бұрын
UK based - yes very easy to find horticultural grit over here!
@GrowfullywithJenna
6 ай бұрын
Good to know! Do you use it in your own garden?
@stardust9072
Жыл бұрын
a local nursery here use soil which mostly is heavy clay soil and mixed in coco peat, powdered charcoal/burnt rice husk, and compost using cement mixer. it's good. but sometimes it still can be quite heavy due to the clay soil. so i add 1/3 burnt red soil into it to improve drainage. it works like wonders.
@user-ks5cg5cd7m
2 жыл бұрын
I live near Pittsburgh. The soil in my yard is red clay down about 2 feet and gray clay and coal (haha) under that. Soil testing from Penn State showed adequate in magnesium but really low in phosphorus and potassium. The extension office said not to add gypsum or magnesium sulfate. It recommended calcitic limestone so I added some pulverized limestone (I think it was dolomitic not calcitic-oops!), some pulverized oyster shells, some composted manure and garden soil. I also just added a small amount of ashes from my fire pit. I have been adding this a little at a time and after I already planted. I also misread the report and missed completely that I need to add phosphorus so I will have to add that a little at a time to in the areas between plants and right around them. To plant, I dug up whole rows adding a huge amount of garden soil (Walmart!) in trenches where I put plants. All these things probably altered the soil composition so I am just adding smaller amounts of the nutrients than the extension report originally recommended. I have also been following your example and forking the areas between planting rows, churning and turning and breaking the soil up. It seems to be working, though I just use a smaller fork I bought at (you guessed it) Walmart. I am glad you made that video about clay soil. It is really the only one I have seen that I think will work for this clay soil. I am going to watch this video twice! I love your honesty and have been inspired. I am gardening as much for physical exercise as food so I need the encouragement.
@user-ks5cg5cd7m
2 жыл бұрын
I also used wood shaving animal bedding as a mulch. I used a lot of it. I read that it might make the soil more acidic, though. Unfortunately, our soil already had a pH of 5.7! I am working stuff in a little at a time, once a week. Thanks again for the great videos!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing everything you've been through and learned about your own clay soil! I would think that your addition of limestone would help to mitigate any acidity coming from the animal bedding, but it would be really interesting to have another soil test done in a year or so to see how things have changed.
@kingspriests5361
2 жыл бұрын
great video
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jagittings1992
2 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see compost, leaf mold and coco coir too.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Great suggestions- thank you
@emkn1479
2 жыл бұрын
Great info. I wonder if the samples act differently above ground than they might with total access to the fungi and microbes in the ground. For me personally, I’ve found that leaves and mulch have totally changed my soil. I used gypsum at first, because I was hearing it everywhere, but I don’t anymore. There used to be a product available at Lowes called Clay Breaker that is made from leaves and pine fines, and there also used to be a great product from Rural King, but of course, they’ve been discontinued around here 👎
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I suspect they might! I hoped that by digging up soil directly from my property (including all the critters living it in) I might replicate that to some degree, but I think no matter what you do, a container is always going to be different than in-ground. Leaves and mulch have made a huge difference in my soil as well- but because these amendments take longer to 'work' than the quick-fixes, I'm hoping to replicate this setup, but with things like leaf mulch, wood chips, grass clipping etc.- adding them to the tops of the soil in containers in the fall and then looking at them in the spring.
@TheFarmerTv99
2 жыл бұрын
That great ideas
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@thaliabudai2013
2 жыл бұрын
I love that you are doing experimenting and comparing. You have incredible intellectual and physical capacity to be able to fit this into your schedule ont top of everything else. I was wondering if you were going to apply organic fertilizer to each bag? This would level the playing field for the plants " nutritionally " and the difference in growth then is more clearly reflective of the structure of the soil. Because some of the amendments you are testing are nutritious some are not, so the plants would do differently because of different nutrient content, not soil structure. (I guess they are all great amendments and ultimately I would put them all in!)
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I went back and forth on this. But I think ultimately I will, because of the exact reason you mention. I appreciate you bringing this up!
@wiolagiegiel
2 жыл бұрын
Hi from clay soul in Uk . Yes we have horticulture sand/ sharp sand available everywhere. I have it in my car currently was thinking of adding it to my carrots bed x
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Good to know!
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
Did it work for you? Please let me know about that.
@Delekham
Жыл бұрын
Up here in the Great White North, Alberta Canada. We have alot of greenhouses. So there is an abundance of Coco Coir. It doesn't have any nutrient value but holds water well (almost like Peat Moss but FREE! ) almost three years now and the soil is far more loose. We have a heavy Black Clay where I am situated but also a beautiful red clay, to clarify we also had a Brick foundry called X-L Industries. I digress as usual. So I use Coco Coir and have a friend that supplies me with cow manure. The one problem I have is that I can not get rid of the hardpan since utilities run right through the garden. Sighs...the problems with buying an existing Residential Property with a garden
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience!
@j.b.6855
2 жыл бұрын
Im in 5b near Chicago. We have clay soil. I mainly do container gardening so its not something I know how to amend. A friend who gardens uses rice hulls (lots of them) as an organic amendment to break up the soil. Rice hulls are a byproduct of the rice industry, they are light, and from what I have been told, relatively cheap. From what I have seen it looks like its helping, but I am pretty sure he also uses some leaf mold as well.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Rice hulls & leaf mold are on my list of additional amendments to try!
@behindblueyes
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder where he gets the hulls!
@jimmason1072
2 жыл бұрын
Jenna I think the adding sand came of that old tv show Gilligan's Island....the episode that had Gilligan finding a box of radioactive seeds ( of course he didn't look at the top...that was on the bottom)...😬....I use lots and lots of composted horse...chicken manure..grass cuttings and house hold scraps ( it's like 4 years old).....then I turn this in....
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Haha- I saw quite a few Gilligan's Islands episodes as a kid, but must have missed this one!
@lbfaith
4 ай бұрын
Im in Mahoning county, and I got clay soil too. It’s light brown Reminds me of wet school clay. Or potters clay lol. But where I used to live, 20 min away. It’s way less clay-ie and more dark brown and workable.
@southbridgeforestHOA
2 жыл бұрын
what an awesome experiement, can't wait to see results! my predictions #1 mushroom compost, #2 cow manure, #3 peat #4 bio char, #sand, and the greensand, gypsum and liquid stuff all useless?
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Based on what I'm seeing so far, you're not too far off!
@gardengatesopen
2 жыл бұрын
I think you'll find once you mix ALL THOSE AMMENDMENTS into the hugleculture trench, THAT'S when you'll have a nutrient rich soil which also drains nicely.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I believe you're right! I'm a BIG fan of hügelkultur and ultimately think that method wins out on any of these individual amendments. But I'm still very curious to see how each of these alone behaves!
@williamaber2791
2 жыл бұрын
Very interested to see the results of this. Have you considered testing cover crops?
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I have! I'm still debating how to do this.
@shawnsg
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen sawdust mentioned as an amendment on a couple different extension websites, with additional nitrogen added. Edit: if you don't already plan to, it'd be interesting to look at a cost/difficulty/benefit comparison. The more costly/difficult the amendment, the improvement would need to be exponentially better, for me at least. Oh and is builders sand more similar to horticultural sand I wonder. It's pretty coarse. I use it to occasionally weigh down top heavy transplants and cuttings. It mostly stays in place after watering versus playground sand which seems to dissolve lol.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Ooh- that's a great point. Cost/difficulty/benefit is very important, and I'm sure most everyone would agree with you that the more expensive/difficult amendments need to be exponentially better. Thanks for pointing this out.
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
Coarse sand helps clay?
@generalchemistrywithmike
2 жыл бұрын
I tried the sand thing as well, afterwards, I could have put a basketball court over that garden bed. Concrete effect for sure! Also, with regards to pH testing of soils, I wonder if you could just get some cheapo pH strips. The actual pH measurement might not be perfectly accurate, but it might give you a good relative comparison.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Yikes! Sorry to hear you had that experience, but it is good to hear first hand from someone who's added sand. I have some of those strips and will play around with them just to see- thanks for the suggestion!
@matthewkurt2246
2 жыл бұрын
Also, be wary of composted horse manure as an amendment. I have a friend who has a horse farm and he told me that if the horses have salt licks available to them, the salt in the manure will kill your transplants and prevent any germination. Test one of your fabric planters handles by putting a 2x4 through each handle and then getting your husband to lift one side as you lift the other. You might be able to move them that way, or if you happen to have a dolly with pneumatic tires that may work also. I have been mixing the ashes from my firepit into my compost pile for a few years now. I haven't noticed a major difference with this compost in my vegetable garden, but it seems to make a substantial difference when I plant fruit trees. Fruits don't fall off as early, I use less water and I get more blooms. I can't say for a fact that the biochar made the difference because it is mixed with the compost and weather may have a role in it, but if it's fixed I ain't breaking it.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Good point- thank you for bringing the issue of salt up! I also appreciate the suggestion on how to move the tubs (I'm going to give it a try!) and sharing what has worked well for you!
@LariatLady150
Жыл бұрын
Wow! This totally explains what happened to me a few years back when I got a truckload of composted horse manure. I thought maybe the compost was not seasoned long enough. Every plant I put in that garden with the horse compost died at the same time! It was amazing, as if they were on a timer! They looked great in one day, and the next day we're all dead. It makes sense that it was the SALT! Thank you so much for sharing this. My mystery has been solved!
@matthewkurt2246
Жыл бұрын
@@LariatLady150 hope you have a better growing season this year.
@fetus2280
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing for this, for me anyways . I have some terribly bad clay soil .. the Grey stuff and its ruthless . Ive been wondering for some time now what the heck i can do about it, like recycle it if you will into a mix of something that will break it down . So far nothing has worked and i just get fist sized clumps i cant break up to save my life . Ill have to try some of these "fixes" . Thanks for the tips . Cheers .
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
If you haven't already, you might also check out this video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/solt14WMiKx8apw It shows all the methods & mixes I used to improve the clay soil in my vegetable gardens.
@fetus2280
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks.. ill check it out . Cheers .
@swaroopds
2 жыл бұрын
I am really interested to see the Part2. I have clay soil at my farm. I have Dug 3'*3'*3' Pit 1. Added lot of coconut branches at the bottom 2. Added Cocopeat, Rice Husk, Cow Manure with the Clay Soil. Mixed well and filled the Pit. Planted all fruit saplings as of now. It's been 3 weeks now and plants are growing well. @Jeena, Let me know your comments on my way of soil management please.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds similar to the hugelkultur beds I've created here (only using logs from hickory, oak, maple etc. instead of coconut branches) and those have worked out really well for me. So I would think this should work well for you!
@swaroopds
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna Excellent! thanks for the reply and building confidence in me. 🙂 I am from souther part of India.
@Lochness19
2 жыл бұрын
Soil will generally take on the properties of the smallest particles. The whole point of sand is that the (relatively) large grains (approx 100x bigger than clay) will also have equally large voids between them, which will generally contain a fair bit of air (also some water and organic matter), and a relatively wide passageway for water to pass through. However, if you clog those passageways with clay, then now you end up with passageways that have the low permeability of clay, but also the "walls" of those passageways (the actual sand grains themselves) that have zero permeability. So the resulting permeability is even lower than clay (although not by much). Also sand is mostly quartz, which is very hard, but the grains don't stick together, hence why it feels loose and easy to dig into. Digging into a bucket of metal pellets wouldn't be that hard, or even a bucket of diamonds. Quartz is harder than most metals, but softer than diamonds. Clay is made from soft minerals, but they to be quite sticky. Think superglue - if you have a thin layer of dried superglue, it might be easier to bend or cut than metal, but if you're trying to dig into a bucket of dried superglue, it will be quite a challenge... Now imagine if you pour some superglue into your bucket of metal pellets - even worse. It seems some of the benefits of adding organic matter to clay soil has to do with what the soil life will do with the organic matter & clay (and more organic matter = more soil life). In that case, it means you'll need some time for those to do their work - the soil won't reach its full potential immediately after amending. I think if you add enough sand for the mix to drain well, then you might have some leaching of nutrients, but the clay should still hang onto some (more than gardening in pure sand). If you don't add enough sand for the mix to drain well, then the mix should easily be able to hang onto nutrients imo.
@Lochness19
2 жыл бұрын
My prediction is that the order from best to worst will be Lawn aerator Cow manure Peat Mushroom compost Greensand Biochar Gypsum Sand I think biochar is good for remedying some of the issues with sand, especially in the tropics, but I'm not sold on it having significant benefits in clay-based glacial/northern soils. I already said my part on sand. Gypsum I agree with you I don't see it doing much. Greensand I can see having some benefits but I'm not convinced it'll do much for compaction. Mushroom compost can stay stuck in clumps and be hard to work into the clay, and I think it could take longer than the length of this experiment for the fungi to really be of benefit (also radish & beets don't benefit as much from fungi as tomatoes, peppers and other perennials grown as annuals). I also don't know how much of the mushroom compost is fully broken down vs still able to break down further. I wonder if the mushroom compost would work better if combined with straw mulch or chop & drop or partially broken down home-made compost? Peat - I think the fine grained nature should help break up the clay? Still not perfect though because it lacks nutrients or micro-organisms. Cow manure - organic matter that should be rich in micro-organisms, and easier to break up than mushroom compost (in my experience, maybe yours is different). Lots of nutrients. Skews more towards bacteria and less towards fungi than mushroom compost, which should be good for beets/radish. Lawn aerator - sounds like you're inoculating your clay with bacteria. Water solution means it should be able to get all into the clay. I can see that being great for a short term experiment. Long term, perhaps the amendments that add more organic matter and nutrients will outperform it. Curious to see the results! I love experiments like this.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy all of your thoughtful input- and I hope that other viewers of this video read this, as this is an excellent explanation of sand. It will be very interesting to see how this pans out... upon initial digging (2 weeks after application) I wasn't impressed with the lawn aerator... but that could change with time. Like so many products, I'm sure it varies from brand to brand in terms of quality and effectiveness I almost want to do another test just with different brands of lawn aerators! I'm with you on cow manure... I fully expect it to be one of the (if not the) best.
@Lochness19
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna We'll see. For the lawn aerator I was just guessing how it works, I've never used any, my soil is ok enough that using compost/manure has always been enough. But yeah, the properties of sand and clay are hugely different. If you look up their permeability values, water could travel through a couple feet of pure sand in less than a minute but take a day or more for pure compacted clay (something like 10000x slower). The amount of fractures, animal burrows, breaking it up into chunks with a shovel, etc can significally affect how fast water flows through clay soils since those create much wider passageways that can let water through in seconds like clay/gravel. I think it you break the clay into chunks, and mix it with sand, it might not be too concrete-like since the clay chunks would be larger than the sand grains so they wouldn't necessarily fill the voids between the sand grains. But if you grind the clay into a powder I could see it turning into "concrete" pretty fast. If you leave it as chunks, the chunks should hold together longer than chunks of sand would since clay is more sticky, but with weathering over time, I could see the clay chunks breaking up and forming an increasingly concrete-like mixture over time. So I'd be curious if the sand amended clay and health of the plants in it starts out ok but gets worse later on.
@bobharms8787
Жыл бұрын
My technique was to dig down to the heavy tight clay and throw in mulch, my whole 30 x 50 garden was done like this for years...variables are the key. I built up with a simple harvest of healthy green and garden, kitchen,scraps. 1st stage a black barrel removed in fall to a large bin where I added my grass clippings. I had a white bin 4 x 8. Stay away from sand....waste of time. You must build apart from clay. Clay creates denseness, and and hinders proper drainage. But your clay is not my clay. Do what you want. I build my garden from clay density up and do not incorporate the final stage of my 3 step system. Black barrel 1st bin 2nd bin....3 years of mulch development...all green vegetation, leaves, garden waste. I coveted manure, you can make liquid substitute...add grass clippings to a 1/2 filled water barrel, wait for dark color and manure smell....this is nitrogen add it to the third stage mulch only to create moisture in the mulch... I go to home builders for dry wall gypsum thrown out. Check your soil. Grab a handful do you see hummus" what is the various ph readings in your zones...seeds sprouts stems form leaves appear fruit is formed the roots feed the fruit...or root growth you desire. Have fun learning how it happens so miraculously
@johnroydelacruz1433
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting♥️
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@gilgamesh905
Жыл бұрын
Wow a farmer supermodel😮
@jerryhealy3924
Жыл бұрын
Going with the excavator/tractor until I get my concrete/soil anywhere close to workable. No till maybe later but right now turning it over. I will keep you posted if you like.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Definitely keep me posted, Jerry!
@IronDruids
Жыл бұрын
Is there an update to this coming? And for the next one I would love to see leaf mold. That's what I'm currently in the process of making to amend my clay soil. I'm planning on using that and donkey manure and compost as well.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
There is! Hoping to have it out in a week or two. I'm planning on leaf mold, as this is an amendment I use all the time in my garden!
@IronDruids
Жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'm looking forward to it then! Thanks for letting me know.
@TheTrock121
2 жыл бұрын
Over 20 years ago, I tried mixing a truckload of sand into my clay soil, and it simply disappeared within a year. We have since switched to raised beds and make our soil only using about 1/3 of our original soil. We have chickens and line the coop w/ playsand so the manure contains a fair amount of sand. We mix the chicken manure w/ cow manure and biochar that I make over the Winter. I've heard that worms have little gizzards and like some sand. They certainly love the chicken manure, and top dressing w/ the manure compost also seeds the beds w/ worms.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like an amazing mixture to add to your raised beds! It seems that adding manure to the equation would help mitigate the fact that sand is adding no nutrients to your soil, and the biochar would help retain water. I'm curious about the chicken coop- do you use only sand or is there any other bedding in there (straw, wood chips etc.). And if you're only using sand, do you prefer it over the other bedding options? I only ask because we currently bed our chickens in straw, but I'm always looking for ways to improve their living conditions!
@TheTrock121
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna We use pine shavings in the laying boxes and sand in the main coop. This makes the manure quite easy to clean every day. We also use diatomaceous earth to control potential insects.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTrock121 Thanks!
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
I added sand to my clay soil garden, like 4 inches and all tilled in, I am kinda concerned about the results, can you share your thoughts on that?
@TheTrock121
2 жыл бұрын
@@lovehorses2669 I would add a lot of compost. Compost adds the structure and biology that clay and sandy soil both need. Some greenhouses make exceptional compost. Some Municipalities make decent compost.
@Czibs111
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful baby boy 👦 and i lov ur german too😊
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@flyingmetaldragon1755
2 жыл бұрын
Do 50% promix 50% clay soil in layers. Promix automatically balances the ph levels. I bet it’ll work out great 👍
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I suspect this would work well.
@SZbooyaka
2 жыл бұрын
No sweet potatoes? What should I plant? Beets me. …. Brilliant!
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@sasha185
2 жыл бұрын
Bio char. We are in south and burn our grass, it’s similar.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about how you burn your grass- do you just light the piles of grass clippings and allow it to slow burn?
@juliegogola4647
Жыл бұрын
I've always heard that mixing sand into clay soils would just make it more like concrete. And, I hadn't heard that it made any difference what kind of sand a person would use. I've heard that using peat moss may help with clay soil. I've heard of greensand too. Mushroom compost can sometimes have a high PH, and can make the soil to alkaline, BUT, maybe if you use a good bit of peat moss, it can balance the PH out? There is a way to test the PH of your soil, but, it isn't very accurate. Using distilled water, take some soil and wet it with the distilled water, then add some vinegar, and IF it bubbles a bit, it's alkaline. Then, using some distilled water, take some soil and the water and add some baking soda and if it reacts, you have acidic soil. BUT, I have never done this test before, so, I am not sure that it works. Your BEST BET is to do a soil test by sending some soil to your states agriculture testing site. I've heard that Gypsum has a rather short time at being able to help loosen up clay soil. Manures are surely great additions to soil. I live in the country, but, I can't seem to find any local cow poop. Horse poop is good too, but, it seems that somebody already has dibs on most of it around here. I do BUY bunny poo, and it is a great fertilizer. BUT, if you have a LARGE area to amend, it could get expensive. I would much rather use BIOZOME than that liquid stuff in this video, BUT, I do have small beds instead of a large garden plot. I have biochar already, I bought it so that I could make a potting soil from a recipe I found on a rerun of Martha Stewart's show from 20 years ago. It can be quite expensive if you plan to use it on a large garden plot. Best of luck with your experiment.
@MsCaterific
2 жыл бұрын
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@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
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@cpoco
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how most of your beds are done (I think no dig?)... but I wonder if simply using no dig and adding compost would slowly improve the soil. I ask mostly because I've been binging Charles Dowding videos and one of his that I saw recently showed a field that he was just starting to convert to growing land and he showed the massive cracks in the ground (presumably, in fact I think he mentions, due to clay drying out)... his normal beds seem to thrive on simply having a decent bit of compost added each year (I think he states once maybe twice a year at most), the notion being he's "feeding the soil" so the microbes etc do the work converting the ground into something more productive for the plants. I'm way too long winded here but was just wondering... it might not help at all and climate/geography might be more of a factor.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I guess you could call them 'low-dig'... I do disrupt the soil in the beginning- primarily by broadforking to help aerate (though sometimes I will till a bed to get started)... but then try to avoid any further digging if possible. I find that adding compost, manure, leaf mulch, grass clippings, hay, utilizing cover crops and raising up my planting areas has been the biggest help... but it takes several years to really start to see results. Ultimately, I think that this combination of inputs and time is the best for my clay soil... but because I had so many questions on more of these 'quick fix' type amendments I chose to test them out first. I want to do a similar test, adding some things like leaf mold or wood chips in the fall and allow them to sit for an extended period... looking at the soil after they break down partially or fully... but that video is a ways off 😀.
@cpoco
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna I do appreciate the test and measure approach and I also enjoy seeing all your gardening success... very inspiring!
@Vgpl0
7 ай бұрын
I would be curious to see if this is possible in clay soil. I would imagine that digging down into clay and amending the soil inside the dug plot would just cause water to pool into the greenhouse itself, meaning you'd essentially just be making a giant swimming pool in the ground. I have to wonder too how his greenhouse doesn't flood, especially when the snow melts around it.
@jerryhealy3924
Жыл бұрын
I am too old to jump up on a wide fork on a regular basis. So I am turning the it over
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
I can understand that!
@jerryhealy3924
Жыл бұрын
Going to buy a mulcher/tree chipper to get the leaves grasses to a reasonable size to decompose. I did have a question on pampas grass. Is it considered a nitrogen component? I want to layer the correct elements. Using the Excavator to flip the soil (no wait concrete) so it can be useful in the spring. Thanks for everything. If you have time a video on garden organization. ,(Best layout plan). Thanks Happy! Holidays! Jerry
@georgecarlin2656
Жыл бұрын
I watched a documentary that said the Amazon rainforest yearly gets millions of tons of sand from the Sahara Desert, that it's a good thing cause it's rich in minerals, potassium specifically.. So I've been thinking that using the Sahara Desert sand would at least mineralize people's soils and should be relatively cheap. Though because sand is inherently very heavy it might still be too expensive. Of course ideally one should use biochar or compost but the former is too expensive and the latter is short term.
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting! For folks that are relatively close to the Sahara that could be an excellent option!
@kingspriests5361
2 жыл бұрын
terra pretta is based on biochar and clay
@Lochness19
2 жыл бұрын
My soil is kind of confusing and irregular. It seems my area has mostly sand in the top foot, with increasing amounts of clay further down. It seems like that got mixed up when the crew that built our house excavated for our foundation/basement and backfilled/dumped the excavated soil. There's also a creek along our rear property line that probably mixed things up further with its deposits & erosion. So we have some areas that are basically sand-box sand, other areas that are more silty, and other areas that are clay-loam, and then across most of the yard, about 1.5-2ft below the surface, there's layers of full on pottery clay.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Now that is a challenge! Interesting that you're dealing with all those soil types... but it must be a tad frustrating as well.
@franny5295
Жыл бұрын
Well, that explains why the sand/ clay mix I did to prep a pool pad, I dug pavers down into it, turned into a giant rock 😏 The problem is now I need a new plan for the rest of the clay that's currently serving as a waterbathb for the birds 😣
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
Oh no!!
@shamshersinghfarmernews884
2 жыл бұрын
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@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
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@jerbear7952
Жыл бұрын
I live in your general area and have the same clay. I think we should join forces and just open a pottery supply company. :)
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
We definitely could 😆
@jeanninemcwhorter919
25 күн бұрын
How are you digging up the clay soil?
@patternandcraft
2 жыл бұрын
I have so many different soils on my property… clay, wet clay, sandy, hard pan/scraped, rocky, gravel, loamy/forest floor, something that seems like red sand or broken down bricks???, landscaping topsoil in newer beds, broken down wood chips from ground up tree stumps, broken down wood mulch in older beds… If anyone asked me what my soil is like it’s pretty hard to answer 😳🤷♀️😵💫🙃
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That is interesting (and frustrating, I'm sure)! Any theories as to why there are so many types on your one property?
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
Do you recommend using sand on clay?
@peterllwlln
Жыл бұрын
Hello can you use bracken as a conpost ad to clay.
@gorsian1979
11 ай бұрын
you make a loamy Soil or Sandy Loamy soil that is mix of Clay with Sand , So Sand by the Time become Darker that is Taken place in Some Places in Egypt
@RVBadlands2015
Жыл бұрын
I could not find any horticultural sand at any nursery. How about purchasing steer manure is that good.
@peterllwlln
Жыл бұрын
Were I live we have very heavy clay soil can you ad charcoal wood with ash with from bonfire and how much is to much .
@timmoore6055
2 жыл бұрын
I typed in "horticultural sand" and up popped Home Depot; "gritty, coarse sand, often known as sharp sand, coarse sand, or quartz sand."
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks- would you mind sending me the link to the product you found? I tried this on Home Depot's site and am getting nothing.
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
Did you use that on clay? Did it help? How much did you use?
@misterdubity3073
2 жыл бұрын
Or, if you haven't planted them already, maybe a cover crop in these test grow bags.
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
I thought about that too! But my common warm season cover crops (buckwheat and cowpeas) seem to pretty much grow well in all my soil... even the horrible stuff, so I worried I wouldn't see any difference at all between the containers.
@misterdubity3073
2 жыл бұрын
@@GrowfullywithJenna I guess it depends on what your endpoint is: what is the quality of the plants that grow vs what is the quality of the soil improvement. With edible crops you'd perhaps get to see both. With buckwheat you'd probably just get to see soil improvement.
@bobbysmac1009
2 жыл бұрын
playground sand is too fine. Bank run or coarse builders sand might make a dent. good video
@GrowfullywithJenna
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@lovehorses2669
2 жыл бұрын
Did you try adding sand to clay? How much did you use? Did it help the soil?
@bobbysmac1009
2 жыл бұрын
@@lovehorses2669 Yes, but not nearly enough. I used 20 bags of playground sand in a raised bed 4x20 feet. Coarse builder's sand would have been better with larger sized particles. I abandoned that idea in favor of 4 inches of compost worked into the soil. That showed a dramatic improvement in soil structure. Since then, I have mulched and spread compost for the past two years and limited soil disturbance. Whenever I plant root crops, where soil disturbance is inevitable, I follow that up with a cover crop. Roots combined with organic matter has been key to forming aggregates and subsequent successful gardens. It takes time for change but has totally been worth the effort.
@slamdunk58
Жыл бұрын
What are those bags? Thanks
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
I’m using these: www.gurneys.com/category/grow-tubs
@williamsherry5009
Жыл бұрын
Where in ohio would you recommend I get my soil tested ?
@GrowfullywithJenna
Жыл бұрын
I've heard good things about this lab: www.blinc.com/ but have not tried them personally. I usually send mine to Kinsey Agriculture or RxSoil for testing.
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