The Three Components in Getting You Garden Soil Ready
- Area Clearing
- Soil Aerating
- Adding Soil Amendments or Plant Food
Clear the Area
Pick up any brush, twigs, branches, rocks, or other debris and get them all out of the way. You should be starting with a nice, level, flat, clean area that you want to have your garden in. If you have to mark off a garden space, use rocks, spacers, or other identifiable items to mark out the area that you are claiming as a garden.
Aerate the Soil
On getting your garden soil ready, it’s important to break up and aerate the soil that you will be planting in. Use a rototiller or a hand tiller or even a spade to break up the ground and turn over the soil. While you are breaking up the soil, be on the lookout for any rocks or branches that may be buried under the soil and clear those out too.
Add Soil Amendments or Plant Foods
With a little knowledge and determination, you can use soil amendments to improve poor soil and make your landscape flourish. Soil amendments are materials that are mixed into the topsoil to promote healthy plant growth. Most garden and landscape plants perform best in soils high in organic matter. Because organic matter is used up in oxidation, especially in warm climates, or where soils are frequently tilled, it should be added to the soil every year.
Plant Food’s primary function is to supply nutrients. You will need to add a few bags of potting soil that has been enriched with plant vitamins and nutrients or mulch or both to the existing soil. Mix the new into the old so that the nutrients in the mulch and vitamin enriched soil blend into the original soil, this is why getting your garden soil ready is always advisable.
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