The soil in my greenhouse is a heavy clay subsoil. I want to grow various woody perennials in the greenhouse, including figs and other small trees. What would be the best growing medium to fill a permanent bed without breaking the bank?
Any horse farms or riding arenas around you where you could fill up a pickup truck full of free manure? Mixed with wood chips, forest litter, leaves it would make a great sub-layer under top soil.
My primary sources are my friends' goat bedding (aged), my chicken compost, and wood chips from a local arborist. I have added wood chips atop my large section of clay, and more diverse plants are starting to grow on it.
. . . bathes in wood chips . . .
Normally trees don't drive trucks. Does this tiny ad have a license?
montana community seeking 20 people who are gardeners or want to be gardeners