Compost? Meh... i only have a small one that produces only enough for the veggies. (It is not big because other wise Max would roll around it
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Throwing dead leaves as a layer of dirt? Yea.
I have a layer to dead leaves around 6 inches under a sandy layer of dirt that keeps the soil moist and acts as long term fertilizer.
Jo Ann,
I agree. Sand alone is not good as a soil ammendment for semps. If you put only sand the soil becomes sort of like the texture of Gelato or fresh icecream. It is not airy. Adding gravel, pumice, or chunky mulch stuff (without dye) or perlite (not prefereed but it could work i guess) would fix that.
