The weekend of March 6th, my sweet husband agreed to come to the school and til our garden. After tilling and removing a large number of rocks and clay, we put 3 bags of lime into the garden and then tilled that in also.
On Friday, March 13th, I put 2 bags of Purlite and with the help of a group of 5th graders, spread 400 pounds of top soil to further inhance the soil.
With watering, the soil is starting to look a little more fertile. The weekend of March 20th, my sweet husband agreed to til again. A 40 pound bag of 12-12-12, 2-36 pound bags of Milorganite used as a fertilizer and to prevent deer and rabbit intrusions, and a bag of soil conditioner were further tilled into the garden.
We were very fortunate, that our local Garden and Farm Supply Company agreed to donate some of the above. With our red clay type soil, I hope this has been enough fertilizer.
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