keep adding compost... during the fall (if you don't grow anything) put your
leaves and grass clippings in and rotate them into the soil. you'll have
beautiful black soil.
I also mulch with newspaper which the earthworms love. and as you know,
earthworm castings are wonderful for soil.
I never add peat moss..... just add compost and an occasional bag of manure
just cuz it's cheap.
I was in charge of 25 plots 20 ft x 4ft. (garden at a school)
nicole in ca
> This is my second season using raised vegetable beds. I started out with
> top soil mixed with peat moss and compost. Last winter I covered each bed
> with straw then burnt it off in the spring upon the advice of an old
> farmer friend. The tomatoes in one of the beds didn't do as well as the
> others and the green peppers were poor performers. I'm thinking I need to
> fortify the soil but am not sure what to add. I was thinking manure and
> possibly compost then thought adding more peat moss wouldn't be a bad
> idea. Any ideas on this? When would be the best time to add the
> fortifiers - spring or fall?
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> top soil mixed with peat moss and compost. Last winter I covered each bed
> with straw then burnt it off in the spring upon the advice of an old
> farmer friend. The tomatoes in one of the beds didn't do as well as the
> others and the green peppers were poor performers. I'm thinking I need to
> fortify the soil but am not sure what to add. I was thinking manure and
> possibly compost then thought adding more peat moss wouldn't be a bad
> idea. Any ideas on this? When would be the best time to add the
> fortifiers - spring or fall?