From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 8/2/25 5:05 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >   
   > ...   
   >> Is it possible that the soil in my garlic bed, which   
   >> feels great to the touch, has some kind of growth   
   >> inhibitor in it?   
   >   
   >    sure, but it may also just be too much organic material   
   > and not enough mineral as things like clay can help hold   
   > water and nutrients.   
   >   
   >   
   >> It has had lots of chicken poo, bone meal, worm   
   >> casings, water, etc.  This soil got really   
   >> pampered trying to get my garlic to grow.  Nothing   
   >> worked.  Now the same thing on my pepper plant!   
   >>   
   >> Purselane loves my garlic path though.   
   >   
   >    if you want it around it's great, if you don't it is   
   > very hard to remove completely.  the seeds can persist   
   > for 40+ years...   
   >   
   >   
   >> Is so should I dig out all the soil and replace it?   
   >   
   >    in the past you've talked of pots and holes where you   
   > were planting.  are these those?   
   >   
   >    pretty much mixing and spreading out concentrations of   
   > materials can help if there are local issues (like if you   
   > have spots that collect and hold water when certain kinds   
   > of plants don't do well with that).   
   >   
   >    the more general problem is that when you bring in any   
   > outside amendments or materials you may not be getting   
   > what you expect and yes sometimes such things can be   
   > contaminated and cause problems.  years ago there was an   
   > item in the news about compost that had herbicides in it   
   > which took some time to resolve.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
      
   It is a ground trough.  Basically it is a six foot long by   
   1-1/2 foot wide by 1-1/2 foot deep trough carved out of the   
   hard pack lake bed sediment (I had to use an axe to cut   
   it out.)   
      
   It is filled with half peat moss and some left over   
   silt powder, plus chicken poop, worm casing, dug   
   under weeds, leaves and purselane, etc..   
      
   I am thinking of digging it up and replacing it with   
   something.  What would you suggest?   
      
   -T   
      
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