Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8613 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 15 9:02 pm Post subject:
That is very helpful, JL. The slabs will mostly be removed to the new kennel compounds. The soil is good, but if the sand is dug in it wont harm.
The advice re no root crops grown direct makes sense.
Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2507 Location: New Jersey, USA
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 15 9:38 pm Post subject:
You're welcome gz. Keep in mind that you can grow potatoes in the straw bales I gave a link to. And after a couple of cycles - leafy greens followed by beans the first crop year for example - you should be O.K. with including root crops in the rotation.
i assume you are worried about pathogenic worms,unless you eat the turnips or whatever raw and muddy it is unlikely to be a problem,good hygiene when handling soil for a year or so is a good idea.
i recon compaction and high unresolved nitrogen compounds/potassium salts/phosphate content will be an issue for growing things. double dig and turn,add lots of organic stuff as compost,green manure and turn that into the surface or as above use a lot of straw and grow in that for a season until it has rotted down and the worms have done the digging for you.
once the soil is alive again it will probably be quite productive
or dig it out for the petermen and use it in other ways:lol:
the straw thing also works very well for squash ,pumpkins etc and if well fed with mixture can turn horrible compacted "dead"ground into decent soil in 2 yrs
HAve you ever tried "double digging" ? - It's easier said than done - but double or even treble dig with manure etc in every level and masses in the top level will give you a wonderful growing medium.
you probably wouldn't want to find out some of what i am experienced in but as far as soil reclamation goes i have a fair record of doing a decent job.
you probably wouldn't want to find out some of what i am experienced in but as far as soil reclamation goes i have a fair record of doing a decent job.
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