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| Hello all,
I am getting aabout 10 yards of compost delivered tommorrow and am in a panic.I don't have a real good plan about what to do except that I know I need to get some raised beds done and the yard in some shape soon (I will be gone for a couple of years) So here is my question: do I NEED to add something else to the compost to plant in it ?
The is what I plan to do: lay down landscape fabric and mound the compost on it, and put some plants in. So what ammendments can I add to the compost (stuff has to be bought in from omewhere else because my clay soil is hard compacted and FULL of tree roots!
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| You can add the compost to the clay you have, there is no need to buy something called "topsoil". Lay that compost on your clay soil, but without the landscape fabric, and in a while your clay soil will change and become a decent planting medium. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Aug 7, 11 at 0:20
| Agreed. Compost itself is not a great planting medium. You need soil with a light dusting of compost on top. |
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- Posted by jonhughes So.Oregon (jonehughes@hotmail.com) on Sun, Aug 7, 11 at 0:51
| If you can't afford anything else, use what you have ,your roots will penetrate that compost easily and your Clay will absolutely love having all that Compost on it, besides, that Compost is going to shrink into and amend your clay soil so fast, it'll make your head spin. Put it down, keep it moist and plant in it, you'll be fine. In the pics, do notice the rapid shrinkage,even on the tarp,the process of composting takes place as long as there is moisture. These beds are pure compost on top of Clay soil, I have harvested so much ,in so little time, even I am amazed ;-)
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