Hi Gardeneer,
I live on old sandhills near the coast and I have come to see sandy soil as a real advantage as a base to start working from. I have raised beds and I use Chickens to build the soil and rotate them around 9 small gardens to improve the soil after every crop. After 5 years of this system my soil is amazingly good. The only things I add in are home made worm castings, a small amount of lime and a bit of rock dust (hardly any extra expense). I mulch each bed with 2 inches of sugar cane mulch which the chickens dig into the soil at the end of the season.
Can you get some animals to help with your soil and to give you added benefits like eggs/meat?
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