http://ruralchick.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/my-yellowing-garden/ ...trying to live life my own way. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:58:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ruralchick.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/my-yellowing-garden/#comment-20 7citychickens Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:58:44 +0000 http://ruralchick.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-20 have a soil test done first, I suggest. Look into raised beds especially helpful with your slope. We made a bunch of raised beds out of scrap lumber. Check out this book Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. It is so helpful. If you don't have already, start a compost pile. You can throw your chicken manure in there this year and use the compost in next years garden. Sandy Loam is good but doesn't hold the nutrients. Concentrate on your soil, build it up and you should have better results. These are just observations from a backyard gardener...................like your blog. have a soil test done first, I suggest. Look into raised beds especially helpful with your slope. We made a bunch of raised beds out of scrap lumber. Check out this book Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. It is so helpful. If you don’t have already, start a compost pile. You can throw your chicken manure in there this year and use the compost in next years garden. Sandy Loam is good but doesn’t hold the nutrients. Concentrate on your soil, build it up and you should have better results. These are just observations from a backyard gardener……………….like your blog.

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