I need to make soil for my soon to be garden.
I live in Fairbanks, AK. We live on a low ridge and there is bedrock at the top, and deepening loess as you slope to the sides. All that is covered in < two inches of soil.
My goal is to build some raised beds and some hugelkultur beds.
I have been planning on buying (gack) garden soil from the local pit and adding compost comprised mostly of wood chips from the yard, house scraps, and chicken manure from my neighbors.
Does anyone have any more suggestions for making soil? Especially as it pertains to cold climates with fewer scrap kinds of resources to tap into.
Or does anyone have some creative ideas for soil additives? Especially water retaining additives!
Thanks!
grcg
