I've just moved into a new place with (yay) volcanic soil. No more sticky boggy clay! The previous tenant kindly left behind some raised beds. I've grown veges successfully in the past but haven't paid any attention to the nutrients (or lack thereo
Read more…Hi. First off I'm wondering where to look in NZ for soil testing. Every website and video I see online talks about it but they all refer to the American system I think. Secondly, is it really that necessary to test your soil? Especially if you're do
Read more…woe...my raised bed soil is always dry, powdery, and a maze of fine, running, reddish roots. it's about 30% hairy rootmatter, in fact, and doesn't hold water at all. oh, i 've imported sackfulls of horse poo and armfuls of seaweed, and compost and pe
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