I am new here and live in a new home with a garden that was covered with about 8 to 12 inches of wood chips. The chips look like they have been slowly rotting for two years. I was able to plant some vegetables last summer after moving in and they did okay, but not great. I think it was because the wood chips were using up the nitrogen too fast. So, my question is for this coming spring, desiring to have a better garden, I wonder if I should deposit soil everywhere I plant a seed or a seedling so that the roots are nourished with soil rather than the fungus infested wood chips? Then should I top the soil with a light layer of wood chips--about 2-3 inches deep?
