tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post7810531510468082247..comments2022-11-24T04:37:12.926-06:00Comments on The Minnesota Garden: Plant Loss due to RotJennifer Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13129049968192643766noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-70527762866107580892011-06-22T07:42:45.836-05:002011-06-22T07:42:45.836-05:00I live in Fridley, and while my yard has been amen...I live in Fridley, and while my yard has been amended in the back yard, (lower side) my front yard has plenty of sand. The builders (long time ago) must have added it. (btw, both soils means you should most assuredly have drain tile and a sub pump).<br /><br />The house next to me is not so lucky. I tried to help the previous owners with a garden, and hit clay just under the grass/soil. I had to help them amend it and it was not wonderful, but it did work. Making beds above ground helps very well in situations where you can. I am a lazy raker, so when the leaves fall - I always leave some mulched behind for nutritional reasons.<br /><br />Good luck, and if anyone needs hostas - I have plenty to spread around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-1929834402028339752011-06-15T10:49:21.601-05:002011-06-15T10:49:21.601-05:00I grew up in ND where we had rich black dirt every...I grew up in ND where we had rich black dirt everywhere...Here, like you, I have compacted, yucky, clay soil.<br />I am fairly new to this gardening gig (the last couple of years) but am having fun trying!<br />We've been adding lyme to our yard - not sure if it's working yet...but I will say that my milkweeds are coming back this year and just yesterday I found ELEVEN baby monarch catapillers on the leaves! YAY! See here?<br />http://bit.ly/kKvEkbdarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611334115957929814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-17640691682172814972011-06-09T05:59:45.169-05:002011-06-09T05:59:45.169-05:00Love your blog. The proper word is "accepting...Love your blog. The proper word is "accepting" not "excepting" in the first sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-72223779399438645762011-06-03T23:16:58.412-05:002011-06-03T23:16:58.412-05:00Joanna,
LOL! I grew up in Columbus! What a small ...Joanna,<br /><br />LOL! I grew up in Columbus! What a small world.Jennifer Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129049968192643766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-78618626750356016092011-06-03T23:14:06.127-05:002011-06-03T23:14:06.127-05:00Yes, I wish I could have had time to take out the ...Yes, I wish I could have had time to take out the clay and replace with nice soil, but we built our house and the city would not let us do anything to the soil due to "grading" guidelines. Now I will have to slowly ammend the soil each time I plant.Jennifer Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129049968192643766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-54866185008197012922011-06-03T10:47:06.482-05:002011-06-03T10:47:06.482-05:00I too am a Minnesota transplant from Southern Indi...I too am a Minnesota transplant from Southern Indiana. I grew up in Columbus. Fortunately, I have awesome gardening soil. The house we purchase 14 years ago was a gardener's home and apparently they had amended much of the soil. I also use lots of compost and black dirt when I have started new beds. I would suggest that everytime you move a plant or plant something new to add compost. Then little by little you'll get it like you want it. Good luck!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509273440200383847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-58592258405574973432011-05-26T00:43:55.879-05:002011-05-26T00:43:55.879-05:00I have gravel up here in my northern MN garden. I...I have gravel up here in my northern MN garden. It's not ideal, but at least it's easier to amend. My parents, three miles away, are in clay. Yuck is all I can say!Billie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092217590543293678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868417525210476495.post-2577342240063574602011-05-25T22:15:51.536-05:002011-05-25T22:15:51.536-05:00Just goes to show you how diverse Minnesota is! He...Just goes to show you how diverse Minnesota is! Here in Fridley we've got 4-6 inches of reasonably good dirt, but under that is nothing but sand sand sand. I dug a hole in my yard about 5 feed deep (dry well for the sump pump) and had nothing but sand a bit of small gravel.<br /><br />We have added 20 cubic yards of black dirt/cow manure to our garden though so the plants do pretty well. <br /><br />The sand might be good for drainage, but it has zero nutritional value for our plants. <br /><br />Ps. I hope you don't mind, I have added a link to your blog on http://fridleyfarmer.com/Michael Moorehttp://fridleyfarmer.com/noreply@blogger.com