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Old November 29, 2016   #13
Zone9b
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I read this thread with interest. I garden in Central Florida where the soil is said to be 70% sand and 30% silt. I used to garden directly in the native soil but without much success. Then I switched to Raised Beds filled with 100% compost from yard waste. This improved my results greatly. However, I recently have been thinking that it may be possible to amend the native soil to equal the performance of my RBs. The real question is in growing of vegetables where nematodes are not an issue; such as Brassicas, and varieties of plants which have been bred to be resistant of nematodes, is it reasonable possible to bring FL native soil to a point where it would be a easier and more cost effective method and produce results as good as or better than using raised beds filled with a non soil media, such as compost?
Of course one could create a test case and give it a go but others' advice could be of huge value before venturing out with one's own experiments.
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Larry
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