Improving Soil Conditions
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| To the left is the original soil ... mostly sand. To the right is the peat humus ... straight out of the bag. | This is how the soil looks after mixing the sand with the peat humus. Notice the difference in the texture. |
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| The plants are laid out where they will be planted. | Planted and ready to be watered. |
Either sandy or clay soils are suitable to begin with in your garden areas. How can that be so? With each plant or flower you buy, plan on purchasing at least a 10# bag of good nutrient rich soil to use when transplanting the item into your garden. The actual ingredient you will be looking for on the bag of soil you buy is:
HUMUS
Humus consists of decayed matter that provides nutrients for plants. It helps amend sandy soil by allowing it to retain water better. Humus improves clay soil by changing the texture of the soil to be looser and allow roots to move through, and air and water to get in easier.
When you are ready to actually dig the hole to put your plant into it, you will improve / amend the soil at the same time by using the bag of nutrient rich soil. You will mix this humus soil into the dirt you dig out to form the planting hole. You will then put the flower or plant into this hole and fill the hole with the newly improved soil.
By using soil amendments, plant by plant and area by area, you will eventually enjoy a large beautiful area of bloom in your garden.
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If you have problem soil, after transplanting your
flowers and plants into your garden area, you might
also want to consider using other types of soil
amendments. Alive! Soil Activator or Soil Helper Combo
from Gardens Alive! are a couple of their products.
Types of Gardening Beds | When to Plant | Where to Plant |
Garden Soils | Before Digging | Digging the Hole
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