I've got "sandy loam" soil where I live, emphasis more on the "sandy." I've put in a vegetable garden now two years in a row. Last year went pretty well, this year not as much. A bunch of my stuff didn't come up, and what came up got hammered by grasshoppers. Didn't have hoppers last year.
I have bumper crop of ragweed growing as well.
I'd like to improve my soil a bit in terms of holding moisture and nutrients. I tilled in some 13/13/13 fertilizer in January, but I couldn't tell that it made much difference, unless that's why my cucumbers, zucchini, and corn didn't come up.
I'm thinking of roundup for the whole thing after the growing season, then tilling in some mulched wood chips this fall. Good idea? Bad idea? What other soil or garden improvements can the green screen suggest?
I have bumper crop of ragweed growing as well.
I'd like to improve my soil a bit in terms of holding moisture and nutrients. I tilled in some 13/13/13 fertilizer in January, but I couldn't tell that it made much difference, unless that's why my cucumbers, zucchini, and corn didn't come up.
I'm thinking of roundup for the whole thing after the growing season, then tilling in some mulched wood chips this fall. Good idea? Bad idea? What other soil or garden improvements can the green screen suggest?
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