Paul:
>When I got back I had a trench
>that's 7 feet wide, 35' long and as much as 2' deep. I don't have
>enough compostable stuff to fill the trench and it seems such a shame
>just to push most of the dirt back in that so far I've just left it to
>sit. I'll haul in sawdust and add bloodmeal to it when I get the
>time. That much sawdust will take too long to break down, but it's
>the best I can do this winter.
Reminds me of when I turned a California suburban front yard into a garden.
I dug two-foot-deep trenches. I found out later the neighbors had a running
bet going on what the heck I was doing. Anyway, I started filling the
trenches with small limbs. Worked out great. The limbs provided lots of
space for oxygen, drainage, slow decompostion, worm food. So, my suggestion
is to collect the unlimited down oak limb stuff lying about and put that on
the bottom. Toss leaves on top of the limbs, then start to layer the stuff
that will make the soil. As you near the top, come by and get a couple
buckets of chicken manure and sprinkle that on, then put the best soil you
have on the top few inches.
Gene
