I live in southern California, and I’m working on amending my soil with home grown compost (I won’t use the stuff that comes in bags), but I still have some areas that are the poor sandy soils of this region. I’m going to eventually turn this into a vegetable plot, and I already have native plants. What kinds of vegetables, herbs, or even cover crops might grow well here to start out with?
Thanks for any help.
Posted in Herb Gardening
Tagged compost, crops, herbs, home, kinds of vegetables, native plants, plot, poor sandy soils, region, sandy soil, soil, southern california, stuff, vegetable, vegetable plot
On the east side of my home I get approx 4 hrs of morning sun, and the north side there is a little sun during different times of the day (no more than 1-2 hrs). On the West side there is dappled sun for approx 2hrs due to all the tress blocking the sun’s setting. On the South side there is ample sun for most of the day, some dappled here and there. I’ve a rather sandy soil surrounding the house, but it is fertile due to the yrs of organic material composting there, i.e., grass clippings, oak leaves and some pine needles, so it is a little on the acidic side. Any and all ideas would be appreciated, and if posible let me know where I could get any suggestive plants, As ever, trickyricky
Posted in Flower Gardening
Tagged approx, brick, brick wall, day, different times, flowering plant, grass clippings, home, ivy, little sun, morning sun, oak leaves, organic material, pine needles, plant, plants, sandy soil, side, sun, tress, type, west side, zone
stoke wont let me do much only one hand/side working live in fl w/sandy soil would like to grow herbs indoors cant afford fancy equip sorry re bad typing can anyone tell me what to do pkease thank you
I don’t have a pic, but it’s a ground cover, sort of, about an inch tall. It’s a runner and a companion plant to the partridge berry. I believe it sometimes has red berries, but I’m not sure, and it isn’t at the same time the partridge berry has them. Both plants are evergreen and grow together in the woods in the NC sandhills – acidic, sandy soil. It’s hard to spot without moving the leaves off it, except the neighboring red partridge berry helps you locate it. It has dark green leaves, alternating, white veins, and they are oval, but pointy on the ends. The leaves are widely serrated and the serrations are pointy.
This plant was at one time called ‘LION’S TONGUE’ in folk medicine – the leaves are bitter to chew and help you sweat out impurities {cold, flu, etc.} and are a mild stimulant. {Much better brewed into a tea}. I can’t find this one in any of the NC native plants online or in any of my herbal books.
I am not sure if this is the same one that has the 3 pale violet flowers in spring. It may be, but I can’t find it under any Trillium.
HOLY MOLY! I FOUND IT! https://web.gsc.edu/fs/jhamilton/tumblingcreek/images/plants/wildflowers/chma2553.jpg
Maybe I didn’t describe it perfectly, but this is it!
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Posted in Berry Garden
Tagged anyone, BERRY, companion plant, cover, green leaves, ground, ground cover, herb, inch, Partridge, partridge berry, plant, plant herb, plants, pointy, red berries, sandhills, sandy soil, sort, veins
I have sandy soil, and I need to improve it. I also need to build up my flower beds. I grow herbs and flowers. I usually just buy a couple of bags of topsoil from Walmart, but I hear that this is no good. What is the best thing to use?
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Tagged bags of topsoil, couple, flower, flower beds, flowers, garden, good, herbs, sandy soil, soil, thing, topsoil, type, type of soil, walmart
part of my garden has nice black dirt and the other half has more of a sandy soil. Is there some vegetables that grow better in the sandy part?
Posted in Vegetable Garden
Tagged black dirt, dirt, garden, half, Part, sandy soil, soil, vegetables
I just moved into my new house and have been planning what to plant around the foundation next year. I know I want a couple evergreens that have a mature growth of about 2-4 feet high by 3-5 feet. My first thought was to plant a couple junipers because I love the the blue berries, but I know they like sandy soil. I’m planning to add some sand and garden soil in the spring, but I’d rather work with plants that could stand the heavy clay than trying to force sand-loving plants into growing there.
Any suggestions are appreciated. 
Posted in Berry Garden
Tagged blue berries, clay, couple, evergreen, evergreen groundcover, evergreens, first thought, Foundation, garden soil, groundcover, growth, house, junipers, loving plants, sandy soil, soil, sun, year
stoke wont let me do much only one hand/side working live in fl w/sandy soil would like to grow herbs indoors cant afford fancy equip sorry re bad typing can anyone tell me what to do pkease thank you
I have sandy soil, and I need to improve it. I also need to build up my flower beds. I grow herbs and flowers. I usually just buy a couple of bags of topsoil from Walmart, but I hear that this is no good. What is the best thing to use?
Posted in Herb Gardening
Tagged bags of topsoil, couple, flower, flower beds, flowers, garden, good, herbs, sandy soil, soil, thing, topsoil, type, type of soil, walmart
