Soil in my garden
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vermiculite
add sand and oganic material like straw or old hay or even 2 yrs old livestock manure. Do not add new manure, it will burn your plants. Turn all 3 elements together: the hard soil, the sand, and the organic material. Hope this helps!
Add Vermiculite.
you need organic material. Grass clippings, leaves, composted leaves, vegetable peels.
Vermiculite added to the garden or vermiculite in potting soil increases water and nutrient retention and aerates the soil, resulting in healthier, more robust plants
Add lots of compost, you may need to remove some of the soil to do this. Mix it well so the soil is more friable. After planting ,cover exposed soil with either more compost or mulch to help keep the soil retain moisture. You may want to add manure to the soil when you mix in the compost. I make my own compost with coffee ground, vegetable scraps and dried leaves then when it's decomposed over the winter I add it to my soil in the spring
peat moss and maybe some sand. one of the master gardeners on this site shared a soil mix recipe for my containers -should be a good base for a raised bed/ equal parts top soil, compost, peat, perlite or vermiculite. i mix it on a tarp grab 1 edge and roll the dirt over go to the next side do the same. i'm betting youve got the top soil and maybe some clay....
Mix in some compost and peat moss. Do not add any organic material unless it has been broken down by composting.
In my garden I use one-third soil, one-third manure, and one-third sand. The sand is very important for water retention. My harvest this year was bountiful. I highly recommend this combo.
It sounds like it is mainly clay - you need to add a lot of organic matter to break it up - compost, compost and more compost.