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Soil primer

Show date: 25 Jan

Plants, plants, plants. That’s all we seem to talk about!

Let’s dish about soil… it is the foundation that sustains all those wonderful plants and needs a little attention sometimes.

Fluffy soil garners great plants. The best amendment to mix into the top 8 or so inches of your garden bed is compost, however, aged horse manure will do a great job as well. Do NOT use fresh manure!

The idea of fluffing your soil is create great drainage and aeration making it easier for those roots to scoot through the ground and get the nutrients they need.

Worms are great aerators. I chose this picture just because I think real earthworms are kinda ugly and I just had some gummi bears! Yum!

Gummi worms

Gummi worms

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