deerocs asks: How to create a organic garden?
I recently had an old wooden house i purchased torn down. the city refilled the large hole which is approximately 3 feet deep with useless light brown dirt and large granite white rocks. I would like to create a fruit and vegetable organic garden. My plan is to remove twelve inches of the top layer and replace it with some new soil hummus, manure and top soil. do you think this is a good plan?
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Answer by Gutierrez J
First of all, way to go in trying organic!!. Ok now I would try to get rid of the granite rocks because they dont really serve a purpose. As for removing the the top twelve inches then bringing in newer topsoil, I wouldn’t do it. You’ll waste money. The soil that the city put in probably is light brown because yes it is sorta dead. But you got it right with the humus. Also well rotted and composted manure will help also. A cubic yards worth of organic material would do wonders to about 50 square feet of area. Look for these materials at the garden center or if you can look for yards that sell bulk material.
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I would suggest adding a mulch. Also if possible the best nutrient for a organic garden is a compost, but this is not always plausible. I would not suggest taking that much dirt away, it would be far too expensive to replace and it is not needed. . You also do not need the rock. You can find articles on organic gardening at http://www.garden-now.com. Hope this helps.