Need gardening help

[Greg Earnest]

My soil is pretty dead. Pretty much just dirt very hard to grow anything. Anything I can do that's safe for my tortoise to kinda bring it back to life?

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

Greg it would help me if I new what state your in ? Cause I'm in AZ and I have 5 composters that I use but you can Barry old leaves , grass clippings , shredded news print , tree trimmings , and in AZ cactus . All the above will improve your soul .

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Cover crops like any of the grains to help break the soil with their roots and maybe some clover to add nutrients into it.

 

[Greg Earnest]

Greg it would help me if I new what state your in ? Cause I'm in AZ and I have 5 composters that I use but you can Barry old leaves , grass clippings , shredded news print , tree trimmings , and in AZ cactus . All the above will improve your soul .

I'm in California

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

I'm in California

I hope we helped ! If it's northern Calf. You should be able to get a lot of leaves . And if you berry them and keep them moist you will find a lot of worms in the leaves , the worms will break the leave down that will enrich your soil also . And yes a cover crop will help improve the soil also .

 

[Yvonne G]

You can turn the soil with a shovel to loosen it up and add oxygen to the soil. Quite often this is all that's needed to revive a very compacted plot of land. Or turn it and add some manure, leaves, compost and mix it all up then rake it smooth.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

Alternately, you can pile on organic matter without digging. Sheet composting or "lasagna gardening" improves the soil underneath.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

But don't actually use lasagna.

 

[Jacqui]

But don't actually use lasagna.

Especially the cheese, huh.