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Gardeneer · November 5, 2016

Good thread educational and entertaining.

Worth how many years did you have to build the soil in your gardens ?

I just moved to NC (most southern part) with better than 90% native sandy soil, about 40 days ago. Now trying to make a garden in the sand for 2017.

I have no tiller, no truck but I do have a shovel.

That is not quite correct : I do have rakes, a wheelbarrow, tarps, fall leaves, pine straw ...free to rake.
But I have about 4 months to get started and the winter is coming.
So what is the solution ?
BTW: I have started with about 500 sq-ft area. The shovel is doing just fine.

November 5, 2016	#45
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,914	Good thread educational and entertaining. Worth how many years did you have to build the soil in your gardens ? I just moved to NC (most southern part) with better than 90% native sandy soil, about 40 days ago. Now trying to make a garden in the sand for 2017. I have no tiller, no truck but I do have a shovel. That is not quite correct : I do have rakes, a wheelbarrow, tarps, fall leaves, pine straw ...free to rake. But I have about 4 months to get started and the winter is coming. So what is the solution ? BTW: I have started with about 500 sq-ft area. The shovel is doing just fine. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !