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| I didn't see a TN forum; are they here?
I just moved to east TN from FL and am preparing to put in my garden. This hard clay has me a bit intimidated! I'll have a good amount of leaf litter/food compost. I'm assuming I should also work in some manure. What about lime? Should I raise the bed? It's on a slight slope, will get good sun from about 9:30- 3 and filtered light before and after that. In FL I mulched my bed heavily for weeds. Should I plan on doing that here as well? I figured I could start onions in early spring...end of Feb? When can I start the summer veggies? |
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- Posted by ShadyGrove5 z6b TN (My Page) on Wed, Dec 21, 05 at 0:01
| There is a TN forum. I would make you a link, but I'm not that great at it. Do a search on the main GardenWeb page or just click on the state in the alphabetical listing. Lots of East Tn gardeners will be glad to help you out. |
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- Posted by ButterflyChaser z7 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 24, 05 at 22:53
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- Posted by decolady01 z7 AL/TN (My Page) on Wed, Jan 4, 06 at 13:39
| Little Red Hen, welcome to Tennessee. At our farm in Lincoln County the last frost date is around 17 April. If I put out tomato plants before that I nearly always have to cover them some nights. |
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- Posted by greenhollow2 z6b (My Page) on Thu, Jan 5, 06 at 23:19
| Hey we do have gardeners in Tn... That clay is abundant, we put most of our veggies in raised beds. It's a whole lot easier and less water. |
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- Posted by nashvillegardner_06 6b (My Page) on Thu, Jan 26, 06 at 16:43
| Hi, Little Red Hen, and welcome to Tennessee. I use a product called Dakota Peat to amend my nasty clay soil. I also use mushroom compost, a fine-textured mulch called soil conditioner, and whatever else I have on hand, but I think the Dakota peat really helps. You'll probably have to get it somewhere other than Lowe's or Home Depot, but it's definitely worth it. Good luck in your new climate! |
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