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Planted in Soil Conditioner

11 years ago

Ok, I need help... I think. I have 2 raised beds that I built last month. (3'x6'x1') we picked up a bunch of bags of potting soil (we thought) and put our starts in. It's been 3 weeks, and things are growing (albeit somewhat slowly) but yesterday I really looked at one of the leftover bags and realized that it was soils conditioner ( Kellog's Amend) we live in the Northern California Central Valley (hot, dry) and the beds are in pretty much full sun. The soil seems as if it may be too loose to really hold in the moisture after I water, although when I dig my finger down into it, it feels relatively moist. But again, it is so loose that Ivan easily burrow my hand down through the surface and then just fill it back in with a brush of my hand.


Will roots really take hold here in what you s essentially straight compost with little compaction? How could I mix in native soil without damaging what has already started?

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