I know that the soil is pretty shallow; ledge is just a few feet down. (On the positive side, if you want to build a rock retaining wall, frost heave will give you lots of free rocks every year!) I haven’t checked soil quality yet. If I need fertilizer, it’s not going to be just ammonium nitrate, it’s also going to be potassium and phosphorus. And I need to work on my compost heap, maybe see about buying chicken or cow manure? (Or raise chickens…?)
But when I say ‘garden’, I mean several acres, not going from a 10x10 to 20x20. I also need to get a greenhouse in, because we have a very short season here otherwise.
I know that the soil is pretty shallow; ledge is just a few feet down. (On the positive side, if you want to build a rock retaining wall, frost heave will give you lots of free rocks every year!) I haven’t checked soil quality yet. If I need fertilizer, it’s not going to be just ammonium nitrate, it’s also going to be potassium and phosphorus. And I need to work on my compost heap, maybe see about buying chicken or cow manure? (Or raise chickens…?)
But when I say ‘garden’, I mean several acres, not going from a 10x10 to 20x20. I also need to get a greenhouse in, because we have a very short season here otherwise.