Gardening

JDPriestly

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19. You should move to Southern California.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 05:10 AM

Dec 2011

Just kidding. The weather is great, but the water is rationed in LA and my soil is just awful.

Do you compost? Any tips about improving soil quality?

Under the top few inches of my soil, I have clay as hard as rocks.

We have avocado trees and a fig tree and due to previous tenants and maybe to prevent soil erosion, a disgusting amount of cement. I garden in pots -- all sizes.

Soil is my big issue. I generally buy soil and fill the pots with it.

I am trying to compost, and I have a worm bin, but the progress is slow.

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The pansies I planted in October are all filling out nicely and my snapdragons beac Dec 2011 #1

I'd like to plant some stuff in my garden slay Dec 2011 #2

Hey! some know me as nctomatoman....heirloom tomatoes are my specialty...we sell plants at NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

ah yes "tomatoes" slay Dec 2011 #4

Those are very healthy looking plants.. midnight Dec 2011 #6

My pansies are stilling giving me some pretty flowers even though we had snow yesterday... midnight Dec 2011 #5

I planted my winter garden about 10 days ago Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #7

Update! Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #10

The only thing we're doing this time of year is perusing the seed catalogs. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #8

so far I've got Stokes, Johnny's, Pine Tree and the Seed Savers Exchange catalogs NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #9

Have you gotten Baker Creek Heirloms? BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #12

Yes - for many years. Agree it is a nice selection of offerings... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #13

Their religious bent? BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #16

not that so much is the accuracy of some of the historical info - NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #17

Southern Exposure might be BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #18

My ground is frozen BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #11

Moving them in and out of my garage - they are in pots or flats. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #14

You inspire me. BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #15

You should move to Southern California. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #19