Today i decided to sort out the 10ft green house and change the soil. It has been 2 years since i last replaced the soil and to convince myself that it should be done i tested for ph and found it was not what it should be. The first job with a bit of help on the shovel was to take all the soil and compost out that was in there down to about 12" i then turned the bottom to make it a bit loose. Now that was done i put chicken manure in the bottom about 4-5" deep i then added layer of top soil with compost which made it back up to 12". The other side will be done tomorrow so that will be a good job done.
I do think that these jobs should be done now and again because the ground can go stagnant and it does have an effect on the crops plus it helps to stop leaf curl and also end rot which is not very nice to see at times. Mind you i do believe in giving plants the right nutrients (ie food) and also water but there are times when you can give to much water which no doubt a lot of gardeners know about .
Re to the soil ph i am quite happy if i can keep it between 5-7 and also nice and moist if i can achieve that i should not have any worries.
CHANGING THE SUBJECT A BIT
Going on to onions , i was speaking to a fellow gardener who informed me that he will get a bigger a onion if he cuts of leaves from the onion shank, now i do find that a bit hard to believe but if there is anyone out there who can say it is true i would be very pleased to hear from them. (never heard of it before). Perhaps there is some truth in what he says, but again all the years i have been gardening i have never heard of it before. At his moment i will keep my thoughts to my self. That is all for now till next time.
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