The Endzone Garden Thread

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Trying to get our garden going since moving back to TN. I had forgotten how much clay is in the soil here. Didn't do much with the garden this year. Just trying to get the soil right. Had some squash and zucchini. A few tomatoes. Tomato plants are really staring to produce now. It just took them a while. Pepper plants are starting to grow now and produce. So I think we are about to getting the soil in good shape. Probably going to add a bit of sand and lime to it. That should take care of it over the winter.
 
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VolInNorthCack said:
Trying to get our garden going since moving back to TN. I had forgotten how much clay is in the soil here. Didn't do much with the garden this year. Just trying to get the soil right. Had some squash and zucchini. A few tomatoes. Tomato plants are really staring to produce now. It just took them a while. Pepper plants are starting to grow now and produce. So I think we are about to getting the soil in good shape. Probably going to add a bit of sand and lime to it. That should take care of it over the winter.
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I turn in a foot of leaves my first year at a new residence. It looks like the leaves will never break down, but they dissappear by spring.
I put about 2 inches on and turn under as deep as I can. Add 2-3 more inches, etc.

Add more yearly.
Oh yeah, the lime. Necessary most places. Maybe not Nashville area which sits on limestone.
 
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Go aeiou said:
I turn in a foot of leaves my first year at a new residence. It looks like the leaves will never break down, but they dissappear by spring.
I put about 2 inches on and turn under as deep as I can. Add 2-3 more inches, etc.

Add more yearly.
Oh yeah, the lime. Necessary most places. Maybe not Nashville area which sits on limestone.
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I do the same with the leaves, except I also add blood meal (organic slow-release nitrogen) on each layer of leaves. It helps them rot faster.

I don’t add lime, because the free soil tests show the pH in range for vegetables, but I’ll add if it drops too much.
 
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Half of the leaves I compost get chopped up, half don’t. Kitchen vegetable waste and egg shells get mixed in throughout the year. Certain green matter from the yard joins in. I produce ~15 gallons of compost most every year (sometimes, it takes 2 years for a batch), most of which gets tilled into my vegetable garden bed.
 
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VolNExile said:
I do the same with the leaves, except I also add blood meal (organic slow-release nitrogen) on each layer of leaves. It helps them rot faster.

I don’t add lime, because the free soil tests show the pH in range for vegetables, but I’ll add if it drops too much.
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Our pH was like 4.2 when we tested in the spring. We have it to about 5.7 right now.
 
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