#191054 - 03/10/08 08:28 PM
unusual situation for my vegetables
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andycg
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Registered: 03/10/08
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I have a question or two I'm hoping you all could help me with. My husband and I rent a house. The landlords have said we could plant a garden and have offered up a backyard sandbox for gardening sacrifice (though I think they would be OK if we planted elsewhere as well). Obviously the box isn't very large -- and is full of sand. What would be the best way of making it habitable for vegetable plants? I believe we're zone 5b (Michigan's "west coast"). We're thinking tomatoes (in a raised trough - if it warms up enough for husband to build it in time), cukes, peppers, everbearing strawberries, and cannelleni beans (though, I'm not sure if they'll grow in this region or even where to find them, just that I want them).
Also, anything that grows particularly well in my clime that I should be trying?
I appreciate any help you could offer,
andy
Edited by andycg (03/10/08 08:29 PM)
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#192816 - 03/16/08 03:39 PM
Re: unusual situation for my vegetables
[Re: emdeGardener2]
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PAR_Gardener
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Registered: 04/20/05
Posts: 149
Loc: Illinois
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If your soil is like ours in Illinois, then you've got heavy clay soil. So mixing some of the existing clay with the sand would be a good idea, but you won't want to keep all the sand. Maybe 10-20% sand if you're using soil from the yard. If you're buying top soil from the store, 5-10% sand tops.
As far as what grows well in zone 5B, I've had good luck with all sorts of beans, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, peppers, kale, broccoli, and squash.
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