Well there is something called green sand that is one of the things she highly recommends... it helps to loosen the clay from packing up so much. Earth worms help to break up the clay as well. Though if you are not adding green sand you'll need a lot of worms. Most places that sell the worms will tell you how many per square foot you need. We got them for the front rose beds and they've helped tremendously.
Another thing you can add with the green sand and worms is peat moss. While it's moss, it's not as environmentally friendly due to how it is harvested. (It's not as renewable a resource as the name moss makes it sound.) But like the worms you really only need to add it once to help loosen the soil.
Also how do you compost? She says compost should be food scraps and leaves (about even mix) then use a composting agent (which is just a bacteria) Oh and red worms in compost makes it even better. We usually have a corner of the backyard where we are letting the compost do it's thing, then move it to the garden.
Hope that helps :)
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Date: 2009-12-22 12:36 am (UTC)Another thing you can add with the green sand and worms is peat moss. While it's moss, it's not as environmentally friendly due to how it is harvested. (It's not as renewable a resource as the name moss makes it sound.) But like the worms you really only need to add it once to help loosen the soil.
Also how do you compost? She says compost should be food scraps and leaves (about even mix) then use a composting agent (which is just a bacteria) Oh and red worms in compost makes it even better. We usually have a corner of the backyard where we are letting the compost do it's thing, then move it to the garden.
Hope that helps :)
Edit: whoops lj hook picked and the wrong icon... so I changed that.