Hi! Micah, If the problem area have been put in a state of being out of balance by chemicals or fertiliser, BD Preps and Green Manure's will help feed the biota and allow them to break down what ever it is that is the problem, if it is chemical. If your growing season is long enough, plant a legume as early as possible. When it flowers and before the pods form, mow or slash and plant oats or like grain. Again when it flowers and before the grin passes the milky stage, mow or slash and leave on the ground. Next season go again and if required do a third year. Apply at least 500 and 501, but preferably spray the compost, barrel compost etc. You are not aiming to have a product to gather, but just to heal the area.
You will get a good indication of progress by watching the ratio different between grasses. Gil "M.N." wrote: > Deborah says "It crossed my mind after reading your post to wonder whether > you were being asked to help heal that spot in some way, as a prelude to > growing there..." > > I never thought of this- maybe I am working on this garden for someone else, > yet to come. This also made me think that I might be fixing something past > as well, since the plot is against a fence where a trellis was built, likely > something was grown there before. When I turned over the ground, it did not > seem as if it had ever been cultivated, but the trellis had to have been for > something. > > My neighbourhood & my landlord are all big on chemicals, so I'm sure there > is much to fix. I haven't allowed any chemicals on the property in the > almost 3 years we've been here, and my yard is a lively haven for all kinds > of critters! > > Anyway, I still go back there to see what's going on, also because a big > patch of geraniums, cleavers, dandelion, henbit & heal-all has come up, so I > collect them from there. Before, it was solid crabgrass, so maybe I created > a niche for those plants to come in & do the fixing. Who knows? > > Thanks for your ideas, I will try some more communication back there & see > what happens. > > Strength & Wisdom, > Micah
